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To justify politics as, "to the victor belong the spoils" is not only misguided and reprehensible but mundane and sadly true. I personally cannot justify I must refute Mr. John Shaplin of this position and am directly motivated to write this Burlington reference to his "Get Off "Families in Transition" leads the way out of welfare letter. High Horse" weekly mail letter By Ruth Horowitz page 7 Mr. [Steve] Howard should be ashamed at least of (February 18). In his opening parahis attempt to wield his power in a less than moral or graph he writes of a columnist, "He's "public friendly" way. However, if he can get away always trying to lead readers of Seven How a life of ledgers proved a saving grace with it by sailing over a sea of apathy, he may be Days down the proverbial garden page 13 By Paula Routly coined "squeaky clean." Sounds like a no-lose situapath." Firstly, using the conditional tion for Mr. Howard? It very well could be if nothing always is frightening enough, yet in so doing he suggests Seven Days read- is done to deter this inappropriate and self-defeating A-cost-of living study proves just working is not enough social-suicide we all confront daily. ers have no firm thoughts of their By Bryan P f e i f f e r page 14 Perhaps Mr. Shaplins most terrifyingly fascist own. Secondly, although often point is that of soft money. Without regard to the labeled a pessimist, I am optimistic implications surrounding the acquisition of these enough to at least hope most readers Burlington bread heads come up with a cash alternative funds he simply seems to take them for granted. will not be led down any paths they By Karen Vincent page 17 Finally, Mr. Shaplins statement, "...or that anyperceive to be immoral or unethical. thing at all can be done without soft money," sugW The gist of Mr. Shaplins letter gests the public must accept soft money as a prereqdirectly implies that such an unethiOn money, leisure and the Puritan work ethic uisite for campaigning while ignoring its ethical or page 19 cal course is not only right but is the By Lucy Andrews Cummin non-ethical motives and repercussions. If this is to be only political way. the case, we are not only doing ourselves a grave disI'm confident we're all aware of service, but also nailing the proverbial lids on our the role indifference plays in our Sometimes knowing how to find the deals is half the sport political and social coffins. By F l i p Brown page 29 society; however, patting a liar or — Rodger Morcroft V cheat on the back for services well Burlington rendered could soon prove to be the end of Mr. Shaplin as well as the rest Theater preview: The Most Dangerous Woman BEWARE TORCH-BEARERS By Erik Esckilsen page 31 of us. I wrote a letter a couple weeks ago [February 25] If said columnist is on such a regarding the sad, violent ending to the protest in high horse, why must Mr. Shaplin's Burlington against the possible military action in Art Review: "Take Stuff From Work' be higher? Is he or is he not lowering page 32 Iraq. I received a note from Jules Rabin in Plainfield, By Marc Awodey himself to the same level he's accusand a copy of an op-ed piece he wrote for The Timesing? I don't know the answers, but Argus regarding a protest in Montpelier regarding the I'm hopeful Seven Days readers posChiapas issue. The similarities were startling, and sess the intelligence to decide for page 2 news q u i r k s must be pondered by individuals who would take page 3 themselves. weekly mail page 3 their voices of protest out to the streets to be heard. e x p o s u r e As for Mr. Shaplin's political philosophy, if polipage 4 s t r a i g h t dope . . Both started as peaceful, leaderless protests, and tics were solely intended for the self-interest of "civil page 5 i n s i d e t r a c k both, through the "help" of self-appointed, bullhornservants," then he may desire to join the ranks of page • 6 crank cal l v . -. . . . . . ' ; . powered "leaders," became increasingly confrontaHitler and Mussolini in a bedtime reading of V • f page 8 sound advice tional, until the messages were drowned in the angry page 22 Machiavelli's The Prince. Ironically enough, even calendar roar of the distorted crowd. Beware the peasantspage 32 art listings Machiavelli had a better opinion of the public than page 34 t a l k i n g p i c t u r e s bearing-torches mentality on any perspective of any Mr, Shaplin expresses. This quote from The Prince page 34 crossword puzzle issue. may shed some light: page 34 t r o u b l e t o w n — Alexander Hirka "...for the goal of the common people is more 36 I M M O R A L PATH N O T ONLY ONE

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Must be an El Nino thing. Californias falling into the sea and Vermont gets a Great Lake signed, sealed and delivered just in time for St. Patricks Day. U.S. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy dropped by the Chamber's legislative breakfast Monday to proclaim Burlington's biggest batch of business folks "The Great g Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce." S Thanks to St. Patrick, our | beloved pond is now an official | Great Lake and a federally sanctioned cash register for scientific ^ reasearch. Drawing applause and howls | of laughter from the chamber I audience, Leahy admitted that I in 1975 when he first went to ^ Washington, he was "totally i opposed to the seniority system, thinking it was worthless. But | now that I've studied it," he said with a grin, "I think it's a hell of I a system." His only official Republican II opponent in this year's race, | Massachusetts business consultant Jack McMullen, told Inside J Track this week Leahy's coup ™ represents "both the best and I worst of Washington." Bashful | Jack called St. Patrick's maneuver | "a clever way of getting an additional source of funding for research," but, he added, "it speaks } of the way business is done in Washington." Obviously adding Lake St. Patrick to the Great Lakes hasn't gone down easily in the Midwest. Michigan Rep. Fred U p t o n has introduced legislation to reverse Leahy's coup. "I've talked with Fred Upton," said St. Patrick. "He's a good friend of mine. He's one of the best members of the House there is. I think we'll work out something" said Sen. Smooth. "He also understands," added Sen. Seniority, "that the money for research for his lakes as well as this one comes through my committee, and I think he wants to cooperate." Meanwhile, what's Bashful Jack up to? Wait till you see his campaign literature. Snazzy color glossy. "New ideas for a better Vermont" is his slogan. Says he has "a new vision for Vermont." Jack's vision "will attract clean, high-tech businesses and good-paying jobs." That's the big sell. Won't somebody, anybody, please tell him he's not running for governor?? W h e n you see the handout, ask yourself why Bashful Jack decided it'd be best not to put his picture on the front. Interesting strategy here, folks. Mr. McMullen tells Inside Track he'll be going on the Vermont airwaves soon with a radio blitz. He won't say when, though. Says it's still in the works. Hey, no rush. Also on the G O P radar is a faint blip named James Dwinell. Not a household name. Dwinell is said to be thinking of joining the I U.S. Senate fray, or possibly the Bernie Sanders | race. Pretty iffy at the moment, but it would | make for an interesting G O P primary. We'd at I least learn if running for the U.S. Senate from * Vermont is prescribed somewhere as an aphro8 disiac for fiftysomething millionaire consultants S going through a mid-life crisis. | Asked about Fornigate and Ken Starr's | probe behind the presidential zipper, McMullen % of Massachusetts paused and thought. i | | I 1

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first place. Weird indeed are the ways of capitalists, who hound you relentlessly for payment when you've fallen behind, then turn around when you tell them to take a hike and dangle more credit in front of your eyes. Not a lot of credit, mind you. My little cards, so pretty to look at and so fun to wield, are good for emergency purchases of a discount nature and not much else. That's the problem with poverty — you always miss out on sales. But the last few years have taught me one thing for sure: T h e money system in America wants me to be a part of it. It wants me obliged, beholden, strung up on debt, fees, liabilities, fluctuations and promises I could make when the going was good. T h e money boys dorit even care how much you owe them, really, so long as they own you. If it were otherwise, the corporate state would never exist, and the so-called global economy, which supposedly is benefitting everyone in its path, would collapse like a house of cards.

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ne year ago, Laura Garrow was working at Dunkin' Donuts and living with her two small children in a $530-a-month room at the Comfort Inn. She couldn't find a permanent apartment because

attests. "If your phone doesn't work, you can use their phone. They help you get jobs, write your resume. They even give you laundry vouchers, food vouchers, everything you need. But it only works out if you want to help yourself." Opened in 1994, FIT occu-

their lease. The goal is to help them move off welfare." The Burlington Land Trust, which owns the building, provides rent subsidies matched to tenants' incomes. "You can come in with zero income," explains Land Trust executive director Brenda Torpy. "As you

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'If a woman decides she likes working with kids and trains to be a day-care worker, shell be much more likely to succeed at that than if she's forced to f ip burgers at McDonald's." -COTS Executive Director Rita Markley of her estranged husband's bad credit. Today, the 23-year-old Richmond native and her kids have their own apartment. Garrow is studying media relations at Champlain College and interning at Champ 101.3. Someday, she hopes to land a job as promotional director at a radio station, or to open her own public relations business. "I've wanted to do this since I was a little kid," she says. "My dad was a musician, and I used to introduce his shows." Garrow has been able to move closer to her dream because of Families in Transition (FIT), an affordable housing and supportive services program for single parents run by Burlington's Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS). "Thej&e really good over there," Garrow

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earn more, you pay a higher percentage towards your rent." Homelessness has tripled in Vermont in the last seven years, Torpy says. The crisis is particularly acute in Chittenden County, where the rental vacancy rate is under 1 percent and the cost of a home is significantly higher than in other parts of the state. A 1997-study, by the Peace and Justice Center found that single-parent fami- L lies are especially hard hit, with

70 percent unable to meet their basic living expenses. It's simple math, Torpy explains. With the average twobedroom apartment costing $9600 a year in rent and utilities, a family needs to earn at least $28,800 to keep their housing costs from exceeding 30 percent of their expenses. But most area wages fall well below that mark. A bank teller might earn $20,000 a year, a retail*worker about $14,000: And the average annual welfare

entitlement comes to about $6000. Help is available, but the growing need outstrips available resources. New applicants for housing subsidies from the Burlington Housing Authority currently face a three-year wait. Affordable housing isn't just a numbers game, however, and a ojoe-size-fits-all approach wouldn't work, Torpy says. "To really help people," she argues, "you need to have what we call the 10-year ladder." The bottom rung, she explains, is the emergency shelter. Lots of people wind up there because of a one-time economic catastrophe, such as suddenly losing a job, she says. These folks need little more than a place to live while they save up enough to climb the holding ladder, first into an affordable apartment, and then on to affordable home ownership. But other people need a lot more, says COTS executive director Rita Markley. These are the chronically homeless, people who move from one housing siCuatioh'to another â&#x20AC;&#x17E;. every few months, and land in Continued on page 12 ""

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BIG JOE BURRELL & FRIENDS (blues-jazz), Halvorson's, 8:30 p.m. $2. ELLEN POWELL & TOM CLEARY (jazz) Leunigs, 8:30

p.m. NC. KIP MEAKER (blues), Red Square, 8:30 p.m. N C . AUGUSTA BROWN (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. N C . LIT-

TLE MAN BIG MAN (groove rock), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. N C . EVERCLEAR, JIMMIE S CHICKEN SHACK, FEEDER (alt-

rock), Club Toast, 8 p.m. $15. SMOKIN'GRASS JAMIE NOTARTHOMAS (newgrass, guitar rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $4. D. JARVIS (orig. acoustic), J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. N C . OPEN MIKE W/D. DAVIS, Cactus Cafe, 9 p.m. N C . NERBAK BROS, (rock), Vermont Pub &

Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. SAND BLIZZARD (acoustic rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. N C . DANCE PARTY

(DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. GUY COLASACCO (singer-songwriter), Jake's, 5:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY NIGHT, Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. TNT (DJ & karaoke), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. N C . SANDRA WRIGHT BLUES BAND, Rusty Nail,

Stowe, 9:30 p.m. $5. MARK LEGRAND (progressive country), Thrush Tavern, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 8:30 p.m. NC. page

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CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), Windjammer, 5 p.m. N C . TWILIGHT IDOLS, THE WARDS, SOCIAL DEVIANTS (punk/rock), 242

Main, 8 p.m. $5. ED SYMPHONIUM (instr. improv rock), Dubie's Cafe, 9 p.m. $3. PERRY NUNN (acoustic), Ruben James, 5 p.m. NC, followed by DJ NIGHT, 9 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. NC. JAMES HARVEY (jazz piano), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. DEB PASTERNAK (singer-songwriter), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus Gallery, 8 p.m. $6. AERIUS (DJ Craig Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $5. NEVER AGAIN, HUMANS BEING, STRAIGHT JACKET (hardcore), Club

Toast, 9:30 p.m. $3. METRO LOUNGE (lounge DJ), Club Metronome, 5 p.m. NC, followed by JUSAGROOVE (disco), 9 p.m. $5. DAYE KELLER BLUES BAND, Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. N C . KNIGHTS OF RHYTHM (rock), Vermont Pub &

Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. NO GREATER SIN (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. SMOKIN'GUN (rock), Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. N C . DANCE PARTY (DJ N o r m

Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. WHITE LIES (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. N C . WALT ELMORE &

ALL THAT JAZZ, Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. FULL CIRCLE (rock), Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Evergreen Eddy's, Williston, 6 p.m. NC. DANCIN' DEAN (country dance & instruction), Cobbweb, Milton, 7:30 p.m. $5. LIVE JAZZ, Diamond Jim's Grille, St. Albans, 7:30 p.m. N C . ROBERT HOLMES: LOVE BOMB (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. N C . DAN & BETSY JESSIE

(Broadway/ballads/blues), Villa Tragara Theatre Barn, Waterbury, 6 & 8:30 p.m. $7.50. RED HOUSE (rock), Charlie-os, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. BELIZBEHA (acid jazz/soul), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 9:30 p.m. $5. TAMMY

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FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (soul/blues; "Beach Party" benefit for the Vt. Ski Museum), The Matterhorn, Stowe, 9 p.m. $5. WOODCHUCKS ' REVENGE (trad, folk), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. AUGUSTA BROWN (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $4. SANDRA WRIGHT BLUES BAND, Mad Mountain

Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. LOOSE CHANGE (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. CHRISTINE LAVIN (singer-songwriter), Knights of Columbus Hall, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15/17. MARY/JANE LAMOND, THE BARRA MACNEILS, MACKEEL, REMILAPORTE (Cjfeltic Festival),

Spectrum, Montreal, 8 p.m. $25+.

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Jeffersonville, 9:30 p.m. $3. SENSIBLE SHOES (rock/r&b), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (soul/blues), Gallagher's,

Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $4. BOB GESSER (jazz guitar), Boony's, Franklin, 7 p.m. NC.

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SUNDAY

ELLEN POWELL & JERRY LAVENE (jazz), Windjammer, 11 a.m. N C . SANDRA WRIGHT, TAMMY FLETCHER, CHRISTINE ADLER & KIP

MEAKER (gospel brunch), Red Square, 11 a.m. &C 1 p.m. $11.95 w/brunch. ARS MUSICA QUINTET (classical), Leunigs 11 a.m. NC. D.JARVIS (acoustic rock), JP's Pub, 9 p.m. NC. FAMILY NIGHT (Dead stuff), Cluh

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SATURDAY

HIGHLAND WEAVERS (Irish), Finnigan's Pub, 5:30 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP PARTY (DJs; benefit for Jericho '98 March in Support of Political Prisoners & Prinsoners of War), 2 4 2 Main, 8 p.m. $5. MONKEYS WITH CARKEYS

(rock duo), Cactus Cafe, 9:30 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. NC. MARGO HENNEBACH W/MARK SAUNDERS (singer-songwriters),

Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. JOHNVOORHEES (singer-songwriter), Middlebury Coffee House, 7 p.m. NC. TNT (karaoke & DJ), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 8 p.m.

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MONDAY

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THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE

p.m. $8. THE DUDE OF LIFE (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. N C . LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $4/5. SUE

CRAMPS, THE AMAZING ROYAL CROWNS, THE BOMBORAS (out-there

CONKLIN (Brazilian jazz/scat), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC.

rockabilly), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $14. REGGAE LOUNGE, Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. TECHNO NIGHT (DJs),

DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. N C . ZOLA TURN, RED TELE-

135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4. ALLEY CAT JAM W/RUSS & CO.

PHONE, 27 DOWN (alt-rock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $3/5.

(blues-rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC.

JAZZ QUARTET, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. N C .

RETRONOME (DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. RED BEANS & RICE (blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. GUY COLASACCO (singer-songwriter), Jake's, 5:30 p.m. NC. WHITE LIES (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. N C . THEGRAVELIN BROTHERS (St. Patrick's jam-

boree). Sunset Ballroom, Holiday Inn, 8 p.m. $7. SAM ARMSTRONG (jazz favorites), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. FULL CIRCLE (rock), Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. N C . SALLY MACK W/JACOB HIGHTER & CHRISTOPHER GILLESPIE (acoustic),

Greatful Bread Deli, Essex, noon. Donations. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 8 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. LOOSE CHANGE (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. LAST KID PICKED (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. N C . PURE PRESSURE

(soul/r&b), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 9 p.m. $4. FIRST CLASS (Top 40 dance), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 9:30 p.m. $5. QUADRA (classic rock), Cafe Banditos, All clubs in Burlington

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! OPEN MIKE W/REBECCA PADULA (acoustic), Burlington

Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $3-6. IRISH MUSIC, Red Square, 8:30 p.m. N C . JAMES HARVEY & JOHN RIVERS

(jazz), Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. N C . FLASHBACK: HITS OF THE '80S (DJ), Club

Toast 10 p.m. NC/$5 under 21. WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON, STEMA (New Orleans blues; benefit for Peace & Justice Center), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. ATLANTIC CROSSING (Celtic), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. RUSS& CO. (rock), J.P.'s Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. HIGHLAND WEAVERS (Irish; St. Patrick's party), G's Summerhouse, Sheraton Hotel, 5 p.m. NC. THE MURPHY BROS. (Irish), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 6 p.m. N C . MIKE TROMBLEY EXPERIENCE (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. N C . JIM BRANCA & TOM CLEARY (St.

Patrick's Day party), Peat Bog, Essex Jet., 8 p.m. N C . JALAPENO BROS, (rock), Cheers, 9 p.m. N C . SHANE

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SINGLE TRACKS Now you Floydoids who like to retire early can get with the program — "Floydian Slip," that is, an all-Pink Floyd show produced and hosted by Craig Bailey on Champ 101.3. It's been aired at 10 p.m. Wednesdays since 1995, and beginning March 22 will shift to 7 p.m. Sundays. And if that's not enough for you, check the Web site at www.floydianslip.com. • Montpelier folksinger Mark Legrand is headed to South by Southwest, the weeklong music fest in Austin, Texas, where he'll be staying with pal Jimmy Dale Gilmore and playing at the infamous Threadgil's. Those of us who have to stay home and monitor the advent of mud season can look forward to Legrand's upcoming CD, intriguingly titled Angels, Water and Forgiveness. It includes tracks with Legrand's wife and fellow singer-songwriter, Sarah Munro. • If you have to be homebound on St. Paddy's Day, jig it up, anyway — in the living room: Vermont Public Television is doing a live broadcast of the IrishAmerican quintet Solas at the Flynn, March 17, 8:15-10:30 p.m. It's the first such collaboration between the Flynn and the station — give it a watch, luv. • Speaking of the Flynn, I got a few responses to last week's query about whether children should be disallowed at quiet-type shows at the theater. The consensus so far: Get a babysitter, and get a grip. • Want to show your support for the rampless boarder patrol? Matt Vachon of Twilight Idols is looking for more bands and businesses to help with a benefit concert to raise funds for the so-far mythical skate park. Call 985-5083. • Catch a slice of new local modern rockers Boy Pie, live on "Burlington & Beyond," WWPV 88.7 FM, this Friday at 9 p.m. • The Greatful Bread Deli in Essex Junction is looking for more small acoustic acts for its Saturday afternoon coffeehouse. (And all the bread you can eat?) Call owner Phil Hammerslough at 878-4466. • Burlington's hard rockers Non Compos Mentis now have their own Web site for your viewing pleasure: vmw.noncompos.com.

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ployment figures and where most new jobs pay meager wages. She cites from the ermont's unemployment Vermont Job Gap Study, a rate has fallen to a near tough-love analysis of the state's record low, but Ellen economy that chalKahler isn't happy. lenges the economists For more than a M H U [ V and the conventional year, Kahler has |1 I V Ml L I . notions of a healthy been preaching that job market. the hallowed unemployment It would be easy for mainrate is hogwash, that Vermont's stream Vermont to dismiss the job market is hardly as great as Job Gap study because its sponthe economists and the newssor is Burlington's Peace & paper headlines would have

A significant number of working Vermonters 20 percent of single workers and 83 percent of single parents with two children - do not earn enough to meet their basic needs.

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everyone believe. So Kahler cringed last week when the state reported the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.6 percent in January, the lowest level since mid-1989. Forget the unemployment rate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's no good, she asserts. "It masks what's really going on in the economy," Kahler says. "It tells an incomplete story." Kahler herself tells a different story, of a different Vermont, where families fail to earn enough to meet their basic needs, where thousands of people are left out of the unem-

A cost-of-living study proves just working is not enough Justice Center, better known for supporting indigenous people in Chiapas, Mexico, or opposing the American bombing of Iraq. Kahler is the center's director. But the report and its sober economic message have gained acceptance in economic development circles, due partly to the study's conservative approach, its reliance on state and federal economic data, and its lack of political ideology. Even influential men Continued

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PAYCHECK Continued from page 14 in suits like the report. "The information that the Peace & Justice Center provides speaks to the real issue of economic development in this state," says Robert Miller, the states commissioner of.economic development. "Economic development is really about people, and its about wages and it's about quality of life." People and wages and quality of life are the cornerstones of the study,, issued in three parts, the third of which is just off the presses. To prepare the study, the Peace & Justice Center convened an advisory committee composed of economists, academics and representatives from government, business and nonprofit sectors. The report's research director is Doug Hoffer, a former Burlington economic development official, who apparendy loves few things more than chaining himself to a computer and crunching numbers. The report is packed with charts, footnotes and explanations in plain English, and is divided into three sections:

H E C O S T O F UNDEREMPLOYMENT: T H E I N C O M E G A P — T h e latest phase of the study approximates the cost of closing the wage gap for the estimated 58,000 workers earning less than the livable wage. It would have required an additional $122 million in wages in the mid-1990s — or 1.7 percent of the state's total wage and salary

"The information that the Peace & Justice Center provides speaks to the real issue of economic development in this state. Economic development is really about people, and it's about wages and it's about quality of life/'

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LIVABLE WAGE — The first phase calculated the value of a "livable wage" — the money a person or family needs to afford taxes and the following basic necessities: food, housing, child care, transportation, health care, clothing, insurance and household and personal expenses. A livable wage in 1995 was $7.98 per hour for a single person with no children, $14.75 per hour for a single parent with two children, and a total of $19.46 per hour for two wage earners with two children. (The livable wage was a few percentage points higher in each case for people living in urban areas.) The minimum wage, now $5.25 per hour, falls far short of meeting the basic needs. The study found that a significant number of working Vermonters — 20 percent of single workers and 83 percent of single parents with two children, for example — do not earn enough to meet their basic needs. IVABLE WAGE JOBS:

because it leaves out, for example, part-time employees who want full-time work and Vermonters unable to seek jobs because of personal or financial reasons, such as ill health, family responsibilities or lack of child care or transportation.

T H E JOB G A P — The study's second phase illustrates that new and existing jobs in the Vermont economy often do not pay a livable wage. And it says the unemployment rate underestimates by thousands of workers the demand f o r full-time jobs march 11, 1998

director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp., says data from the Job Gap study helped his agency secure a federal loan that offers credit for manufacturers that create high-wage jobs. Stewart's agency had been rejected for the loan until it provided an estimate, with help from the study, of the number of Vermonters working in jobs that don't pay livable wages. "It's a problem that we all knew existed, but we didn't know how to quantify or qualify it," says Stewart, adding that the study "does an excellent job in defining the level and extent of the problem." Closer to the governor's office, portions of the Job Gap study have been incorporated into state policy on spending roughly $13 million in federal funds for housing and community economic development, says Patricia Peterson, the state's housing program coordinator. Her agency wants to recognize the importance of directing grants and loans toward employers who pay livable wages. "We want to talk about livable wages — and not just wages anymore," she says.

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Although the Peace & Justice Center is nothing if not political, Kahler says the cenRo|)Qrf Miller t e r s politick agenda yielded to the need for data and analysis Vermont Commissioner of about the job and wage gaps in Vermont. Rather than pushing Economic Development a specific agenda, she explains, the study's goal is to provide data and analysis to help poliincome — to bring all workers cymakers, activists, lawmakers to at least a livable wage. and business owners make better If workers were paid the decisions about wages and the additional wages, the state and needs of working Vermonters. federal governments would "We didn't go the typical receive roughly $30 million in activist route with this," Kahler new tax revenues, and could says. "I didn't think in the long reduce the demand for public run it would really get us anyassistance programs by $58 where." million, the report says. Because Vermont is a smallWithout endorsing any recombusiness state, she adds, the mendations for closing the center can't simply push the wage gap, the study analyzes Legislature for a higher minipotential impacts on the econmum wage and declare victory. omy if employers were to pass Instead, Kahler says, the goal is on the cost of higher wages in to build a broad, strong case the form of higher prices. It for a living wage, which is consays the effects would be modsistent with the centers tradiest, since the higher wages reptional goal of economic justice. resent a relatively small perMiller says economic develcentage of total sales in affected opment is often perceived as sectors. little more than easing the permit process or extending sewer n its fourth and final phase, lines to a new business. But the the study will offer policy heart of its mission is creating recommendations based on high-quality jobs for advice gathered in "focus Vermonters. "So I think the group" meetings of various Job Gap study — maybe it interests, including economic took the Peace & Justice development leaders, human Center to point that out — has services officials, labor unions been very useful for me to help and business owners. get that message across," he says. 0 Already about 3000 copies tlill ppiiiiss of each of the first three phases > . have found their way to state The House Committee on officials, employers, interested General, Housing and Military citizens and activists working Affairs will hold a public hearto raise wages for Vermont ing on the state of the Vermont workers, Kahler notes. ^ economy, Tuesday, f p. m. at the Jamie Stewart,

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It was in the company of classmates like Cathy lacocca that I realized how unorthodox my financial training had been. I mean, if wasn't like my family was seriously strapped for cash. They just pretended to be.

And my dad did, with _ • Scrooge-like pleasure.-When I got home, totally fried after an eight-hour breakfast shift, I would empty my pockets of silver coins onto the kitchen table — an unsanitary practice he would normally have vetoed. He gleefully arranged the quarters, dimes and nickels into neat litde piles, and reported my daily earnings. The tellers at *•' our bank Were less- enthused about the coinage, but they seemed genuinely impressed by the frequency, and earnestness, of my routine. I lived to regret my financial indiscretion, though. By the end of" the summer, dad knew my net worth. I was saving for college, which I thought he would spring for. But it turned out to be another 50-50 deal. I had about $2000 in the bank, which went toward tuition. The old man turned me loose, car-less and without a single credit card, on an impossible allowance of 40 bucks a month. At Club Middlebury, that barely buys a round of strawberry daiquiris. It was in the company of classmates like Cathy lacocca that I realized how unorthodox my financial training had been. I mean, it wasn't like my family was seriously strapped for cash. They just pretended to be. But

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"Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?" says an L.L. Bean-clad driver of a Range Rover to the VW bus next to it. "But of course. That'll be one sliceof bread," responds a middle-aged man wearing a "Jerry Lives On" T-shirt and a scrappy ponytail. "Bread? I don't understand. Like white or whole wheat?" "No, no. Burlington Bread.

Thomas Case with "Burlington Bread You know — bread. Rubles, pesos, lira, a.k.a. dollars. Burlington Bread is a local currency. It looks like regular money, only it has loaves of bread printed on the front. Hey, I can't give you this mustard for free. Even hippie hasbeens need to make a living." This is not the beginning of a bad joke, but rather a sce-

nario that Thomas Case, activist for the Burlington Currency Project, hopes to soon make a reality. Not just for condiments or baby boomers, but for any service or commodity for which people would normally shell out the trusty U.S. greenback — foot massages, day care, ice cream cones, teeth cleanings, maybe

even rent. Here's how it works: For a nominal fee paid in U.S. dollars (to cover the printing of the currency), local businesses and individuals sign up to be included in a directory, put out by the Burlington Currency Project, Case explains. The BCP then issues the participants a stash of Burlington

Bread bills, known as "slices," which can be used to buy products or labor from other directory members. According to Don Jamison, another BCP member, the aim is threefold: Raise the consciousness of how the economy works, facilitate bartering and stimulate the local economy. A visual, please. Let's imagine that the U.S. dollar falls flatter than the woman in the classic I'm-falling-and-I-can'tget-up commercial. Let's imagine that President Clinton is impeached as a result of the infamous Lewinsky debacle. And the wad of papers in your pocket is suddenly worth zero, zip, nada, the big goose egg. Lets also imagine that you have a baby who is crying for its baba of milk, and you don't own a cow. What do you do? You desperately scan your living room for something, anything to trade. You grab your television set and run down the road to the nearest farm. But the farmer doesn't need a television set; he needs someone to fix his milking machine. You are a professor of early American art who can't even change the oil in your car. Bartering won't work. If only you had another means of exchange.

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sneakers. But the more services exchanged via a local currency, notes Jamison, the more U.S. dollars consumers will have to spend on goods they might not normally be able to afford. And don't worry that the FBI will cuff and stuff you if it finds out you're dealing in counterfeit dough. It is completely legit. So legitimate, in fact, that Case says the IRS considers exchanges made with local currency to be subject to taxation — one of a few details the BCP is still hashing out.

WHY BUY? Continued from page 17 Ta-da, a local currency. Now, back to reality. For better or for worse, President Clinton is still in office. The U.S. dollar, by all reports, is doing well. "Why do you need a local money system? After all, it's not backed by gold, silver, Holstein cows or even maple syrup. Instead, Burlington Bread is backed by what Case and the BCP define as "real capital: our confidence in our work and each other." It's a wampum for the '90s with a little I-love-you-you-love-meBarney-Kumbaya mixed in. Besides, do you really want your money to zoom out of town with a flatlander in a Jersey-plated Saab?

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Questions naturally arise. What if no one in the BCP directory has what you need? What if you can't find a pair of overpriced basketball sneakers made in a Guatemalan sweatshop? Don't trash your U.S. bills just yet. "Burlington Bread is not intended to replace federal currency, but to supplement it," says Case.

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makes many of us so leery of welfare mothers? The idea that it might allow some people to sit around not working. It's not that we're an ungenerous culture, but we don't like idleness. The fallacy, of course, being that single moms with no money work harder than stevedores. On the other hand, leisure activities are quite alright. When you shop you are being a good consumer. Even when you watch TV, you are being a proper American, watching ads and vetting shows for export abroad. When you take a vacation you are doing many things that are good for the economy, like supporting the leisure industry and widening your own (consumer) horizons. Someone I know even gave these activities a name: workplay. I just got back from a few

of work. It wasn't that people didn't work where he came from, but it was clear that in America he had had an epiphany. Here, he was saying, work shapes identity. Where he came from, work was just something you did. To his surprise, he found that he liked this aspect of America very much. He wasn't weird, really. What was weird was my reaction. As he talked I vacillated between smugness — isn't America the greatest? — and despair: if you're not working, you cease to be. As a stay-athome mom without a "real" job — writing doesn't count, apparently — I have felt the sting of the latter. This also explains why many Americans are terrified of retirement.

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reflexively ask, "What do you do?" Yet I've never found that people actually want to hear about what I do, they merely want to be reassured that I do something. Even when you've been on a vacation, the next question after "Where did you go?" is "What did you do?" Heaven forbid if you simply lolled about and read crummy novels. A conversation I had several years ago drove this point home: I was discussing a local developer with one of my most outspoken "green" friends when she turned to me and said, "Well, at least he works. He inherited a lot of money, but he works all the time." I was shocked into momentary silence. "But," I finally protested, "if he has enough money, why would he want more money? How could you admire that? And look what he's doing." "I don't admire that, of course," she admitted. "In fact, I hate that, but I admire that he doesn't lie around just being rich." The fact is, most of us tend to unthinkingly admire those who work hard, with little regard as to what it is they're doing. I don't know of anyone rich who lies around just being rich. Even on TV they keep busy scheming. Remember Continued

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DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Dance with your deity in simple spiritual circle dances. Unitarian Church, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 658-2447. INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Traditional dances from around the globe keep you moving at St. Augustine's Church Hall, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 223-7035.

'AN ACT OF CONSCIENCE': This documentary chronicles the struggle of a Massachusetts couple who refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending. Institute for Social Ecology, Maple Hill, Plainfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8493.

words R H O M B U S POETRY SERIES: Cathy Resmer shares her verse before an open reading. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103. 'ECHOES FROM T H E NEXT

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PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S : Parents gather for support and assistance around the challenges of childrearing. Babysitting goes with the program at the King Street Youth Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014. 'STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537. 'MAPLE SUGAR MAGIC': Preschoolers study sap — from trees to treats. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 1 p.m. $3. Register, 434-3068. STORYTIME: Three- to six-year-olds hear tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Babies and toddlers listen up from 11 to 11:25 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. TOGETHER-READ: Parents and children bridge the generation gap with the video version of Cricket in Times Square. S. Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.

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BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a support group for abused people in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Info, 658-1996. 'STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS': This lecture looks at the changing nature of state-local relations in Vermont, especially as it refers to education and land growth policy. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. 'FEMINIST PEGAGOGY': Dr. Connie Krosney makes a convincing case for "teaching like a girl." Science 101, St. Michaels College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. 'WHAT CAUSED T H E ICE STORM?' Vermont's official dimatologist LesleyAnn Dupigny-Giroux is an expert in the use of geographic information systems. She asks the ice storm question in L-200 Lafayette, Old Mill Building, UVM,

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' T H E B U Z Z A B O U T BEES': History and hive installation are covered in this workshop sponsored by the Women's Agricultural Network. 5 9 0 Main Street, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. $15. Info, 656-3276. H E R B O L O G Y F O R LOVE: Explore the history of aphrodisiacs with community herbalist Laura Brown. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 78:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 .

music WILLIE N E L S O N : "On the Road • Again" with his acoustic band Spirit, the 64-year-old country music legend entertains with songs at the Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2839. Info, 8 6 3 - 5 9 6 6 .

drama 'THE G O V E R N M E N T INSPECTOR': Written by Nikolai Gogol, this high-spirited satire targets official

work in the Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 8 p.m. Free. Register, 6 3 5 - 2 7 2 7 . LIFE D R A W I N G : Live models give artists an opportunity to work directly from nature. Burlington College, 6:309 p.m. $6. Info, 8 6 2 - 2 8 9 8 .

words ' R E C E N T IRISH W R I T I N G ' : English prof Anthony Bradley offers a Irish-influenced literary lecture entitled, "Who Dares to Speak of'98?" C o m m u n i t y Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Donations. Info, 6 6 0 - 1 0 4 4 . 'SCAVENGER' R E A D I N G : Montpelier author Dennison Smith reads from her recently published first novel about a young suburban girl who goes to live on a Navajo reservation. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 2 2 9 - 0 7 7 4 . LAZY W R I T E R S F O R U M : Share your writing in progress in a supportive workshop environment. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 2 2 3 - 1 7 2 4 .

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tree. See "to do" list this issue. Room 201, McAuley Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-1044. 'SAVING TIBET': A panel of Tibetans and local activists speak out about the political realities of a nation oppressed by China. 301 McAuley Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7 - 9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. 'REFLECTIONS O F A N O T S O RADICAL FEMINIST': Author Elayne Clift offers a two-hour seminar entitled, "Gender Perspectives on Power, Promotion and the Politics of Pleasure." Farrell Room, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. 'MAPLE SYRUP MYSTERIES': The Green Mountain section of the American Chemical Society takes a hard look at the elements of sugaring. Room 102, St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michael's College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 893-3606. ' G O O D T H I N G S G R O U P ' : Martha Stewart wannabes experiment with paint-printed linens. Bring solid color fabric napkins, placemats and slipcovers. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'BEYOND PHAROAHS A N D PYRAMIDS': Egyptian-born Raymonde Rignall shows slides of Egypt and talks about her experiences there. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. 'MOTHERS A N D DAUGHTERS': Pat Fontaine speaks on the primary, unique and ancient bond of mother and daughter. U V M Women's Center, 34 S. Williams St., Burlington, noon. Register, 6 5 6 - 0 3 6 4 . ' T H E R E L U C T A N T LEARNER': What makes a student "turn on" or "turn off" to school? This workshop reviews successful strategies for motivating less-than-eager learners. Pine Ridge School, Williston, 7 - 9 p.m. Free. Info, 4 3 4 - 2 1 6 1 . W O M E N ' S LEGISLATIVE DAY: Learn about legislation-in-progressiifiji^ itspeffect on women and families frem* !* local lawmakers. Childcare is available. Pavilion Auditorium, Montpelier, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2851. LAKE C H A M P L A I N BYWAYS: Bud Reed talks about the "Trail Around Middlebury" at this agriculture-oriented arm of the Addison County Regional Planning Commission. Addison County Career Center, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-

W O M A N ' : Champlain Arts Theatre Company chronicles the life and times of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in a one-woman show starring Veronica L6pez-Schultz. See preview, this issue. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 8 6 0 - 3 6 1 1 . ' D E A T H TAKES A H O N E Y M O O N ' : This interactive mystery puts murder on the menu. You may sympathize with the shellfish at Perry's Fish House, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 8 6 2 - 1 3 0 0 .

3141. 'MEMORY A N D ESTROGEN': The Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit makes the connection between memory and menopause. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6 5 6 - 8 6 9 6 .

' O H , VICTORIA': Sarah Payne recreates Victoria "Lady of the Manor" Woodhull — who also happened to be the first woman stockbroker — in a one-woman mini-musical monologue. Old Schoolhouse C o m m o n , Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 4263581.

music ' M O Z A R T MASTERPIECES': T h e Vermont Symphony Orchestra combines forces with its chorus on the Mozart Requiem and excerpts from The Magic Flute. A pre-performance discussion starts at 7 p.m. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $11-31. Info, 864-5741.

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Writer's Island focuses on Yeats, Shaw,

acoustics at an evening of folk songs

Joyce and Wilde, followed by a cine-

and fiddle music "from around the

matic showcase of Gaelic music filmed

world and around the corner."

on location. Hauke Center, Champlain

Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $5.

College, Burlington, 7:30 &C 9 p.m.

Info, 877-6737.

Donations. Info, 6 6 0 - 1 0 4 4 .

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painter Stanley Lewis shows slides and

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the Arts, 8 p.m. $9. Info, 4 4 3 - 6 4 3 3 .

Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson,

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"Friday night at the Improv" audience. Westford Library, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8 7 9 - 6 8 0 8 .

FREE SPIRIT D A N C E : Movers and shakers take advantage of an evening of unstructured dance and community. Chace Mill, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 6 6 0 - 4 3 0 5 .

S T O R Y T I M E : Babies and toddlers hear tales from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. Info, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 . M U S I C W I T H R O B E R T RESNIK:

C O N T R A D A N C E : Chip Hedler calls for the Nips at a benefit dance for the Plainfield C o o p Community Center. Plainfield Town Hall, 7:30-10 p.m. $6. Info, 4 5 4 - 8 5 7 9 . ENGLISH C O U N T R Y DANCE: 'liter*Stix calls for Car<$ Cbrfiptort ! and Friend. C o m e alone or with a partner to the Heineberg Club, Burlington, 810:30 p.m. $5. Info, 8 9 9 - 2 3 7 8 .

Kids sing songs with the musical host o f V P R ' s "All the Traditions." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 . S T O R Y H O U R : Toddler* listen to sto!

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'VIRTUAL A D D I C T I O N ' : Vermont author Walter Zeichner addresses online fatigue and the challenge of staying healthy on the Internet. See "to do" list this issue. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 . V E R M O N T FLOWER S H O W :

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Spring into gardening action at this

' M O Z A R T MASTERPIECES': See

three-day display of flower power with

March 13^ 8 p.m. T h e pre-perfor-

hour-long seminars on everything from

mance discussion starts at 6:30 p.m.

starting seeds to bonsai basics. See"to

C H R I S T I N E LAVIN: See March 13,

do" list this issue. Sheraton Conference

Briggs Opera House, White River

Center, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Junction, 8:30 p.m. $20. Info, 295-

$8 per day, or $ 1 2 for all three. Info,

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BUSINESS GET-TOGETHER:

Carnegie Hall, the award-winning

Vermont Businesses for Social

pianist plays Haydn, Bach, Brahms,

Responsibility hosts a networking ses-

Ravel and Schumann. North

sion on the travel industry, and how

Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury,

recent changes are affecting business.

7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 7 4 8 - 2 6 0 0 .

Carlson Wagonlit Business Travel

F R A N C O - A M E R I C A N HERITAGE:

Center, Williston, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info,

With words and song, Martha Pellerin

862-8347.

shares some of the cultural issues facing

Q U E E N C I T Y C O N T R A S : Peter Stix calls for a family dance, followed by a potluck supper, beginners' workshop and Contra dance for grown-ups. Edmunds School Cafeteria, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $2. Info, 658-0832. C E N T R A L V E R M O N T SQUARES: Sandy Corry calls for square and round dances at the Montpelier Grange Hall, Route 12, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $8 per couple. Info, 4 8 5 - 6 7 3 9 . S W I N G D A N C E : Vocalist Allison Mann presides over this swinging evening of ballroom fun. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. lesson is $4. 8 p.m. dance is $6. Info, 223-4712.

Eden," an exhibit of painting, photography, sculpture, video and outdoor installations that herald the arrival of spring on campus. Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

kids S T O R Y T I M E : Kids three and up listen to tall and true tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 . BLUES FOR KIDS: Dave Keller uses guitar and harmonica to introduce the "blues" to younger audiences. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Donations. Info, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 . IRISH STORYTELLING: Essex storyteller Linda Costello offers Irish

other women. Twin Oaks Sport and Fitness Center, S. Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 6 5 8 - 0 0 0 1 . B E G I N N E R SKI CLINIC: H o n e your cross-country ski skills in a group glide. Equipment is provided at Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 10 a.m. Donations. Info, 5 3 3 - 2 6 4 7 . S N O W S H O E N A T U R E WALK: Learn how plants and animals adapt to winter in the northern forest. Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 2 p.m. Donations. Register, 5 3 3 - 2 6 4 7 . G L E N ELLEN HIKE: Bring snowshoes on an eight-mike hike along the Jerusalem Trail to Mount Ellen. Meet at the U V M Parking Lot, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 6 5 5 - 0 2 0 7 .

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V E R M O N T FLOWER S H O W : See

& 11 a.m. Donations. Info, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 .

March 13.

' S I M P L E T O N A N D T H E FLYING

D I A B E T E S T E S T I N G : See March

drama

SHIP': The medieval storytelling tradi-

13.

tion of rhyming couplets, sung and

IRISH FESTIVAL B A N Q U E T :

D I A B E T E S T E S T I N G : Operation

one of the largest — and most invisible

'LITTLE W O M E N ' : See March 12, 2

spoken, is maintained in this show

Detect Diabetes hosts free testing for

Celebrate Irish heritage with other

— ethnic groups in N e w England.

& 8 p.m.

with modern marionettes. Montpelier

insulin irregularities. Wal-Mart,

"Eire" heads at a musical dinner featur-

Varnum Memorial Library,

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Union Elementary School Auditorium,

Williston, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Free. Info,

ing Fenian Four. Marsh Dining Hall,

Jeffersonville, 10 a.m. Free. Info,

W O M A N ' : See March 13.

2 & 5 p.m. $5. Info, 2 2 9 - 9 4 0 8 .

U V M , Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 849-2277.

654-7716.

644-5660.

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STORYTELLING SHOWCASE:

'CREATING C A R I N G C O M M U N I -

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TOR': See March 12, 2 & 8 p.m.

Students from the Charlotte Central

' F R O N T I E R FELT': Make the textile

TIES': A symposium focused on chil-

Kilted consumers get in free to this St.

'GODSPELL': See March 12.

and Shelburne Community schools

connection between felt and wool at a

dren, youth and families looks at rights

Paddy-inspired family session of Irish

' G R O U N D H O G OPRY':

share trickster tales, scary stories and

hands-on workshop that will send you

relating to physical and mental health,

entertainment. Burlington City Hall

Woodchuck Productions recreates an

fairy tales. Barnes & Noble Bookstore,

home with slippers. Ethan Allen

freedom from violence and economic

Auditorium, 2-4 p.m. $5. Info,

old -time radio show with period music

S. Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info,

Homestead, Burlington, 2 p.m. $20.

well-being. Carpenter Auditorium,

351-2628.

and skits. Waterbury Elementary

864-8001.

Info, 8 6 5 - 4 5 5 6 .

Given Building, U V M , Burlington,

'CLASSICS T O BROADWAY': The

School, 8 p.m. $7. Info, 2 4 4 - 1 5 7 1 .

S C I E N C E ACTIVITIES: Joe Barry of

'IRISH N I G H T O U T ' : The Foothills

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info,

piano-playing Paratore Brothers play

A U D I T I O N S : The Lamoille County

Burlington High School leads hands-

Trio plays while you feast on Irish eats.

656-8800.

works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff",

Players are seeking actors for three one-

on activities for young scientists. Lake

A celebrity auction is also on the agen-

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Scriabin — and "Rhapsody in Blue,"

act plays — by Ellen Byron, Tennessee

Champlain Basin Science Center,

da. South Station Restaurant, Rutland,

U V M president Judith Ramaley is the

by Gershwin. Chandler Music Hall,

Williams and Woody Allen — to be

Burlington Waterfront, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

6 p.m. $30. Info, 7 7 3 - 5 9 0 0 , ext. 264. C H I R O P R A C T I C LECTURE: Dr.

keynote speaker at a biennial celebra-

Randolph, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info,

presented in mid-May. Present yourself

$2. Info, 8 6 4 - 1 8 4 8 .

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728-9133.

at the Hyde Park Opera House, 1 p.m.

'RABER T H E MAGICIAN': Trick

Heather Rice goes over lifetime strate-

been appointed or elected to public

'ON T H E HOMEFRONT':

Free. Info, 6 3 5 - 2 9 0 1 .

your kids into loving literature. Get

gies for spinal stability with the local

office. State House, Montpelier, 5-7

Vermont's 40th Army Band plays trib-

members of the American Society of

ute to the American spirit with popular

film

bedazzled between stacks at Deerleap

p.m. $15. Info, 8 2 8 - 2 8 5 1 .

Books, Bristol, 10 a.m. Free. Info,

Dowsers. Hauke Center, Champlain

FREE TAX HELP: Individuals in

music like "Victory at Sea" and selec-

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need of tax assistance, especially elder-

tions from "Top Gun." Winooski High

H O U S E ' : This dark and funny tale of

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School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free.

adolescence is told through the eyes of

professionals clue families into a "how-

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speaking taxpayers, get free consulta-

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a young and very angry, geeky girl.

to" look at theater production. Moore

suckers sample the fresh crop of maple

tion at Chittenden C o m m u n i t y

dance

Dana Auditorium, Middlebury

Theatre, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth

syrup on hot buttermilk pancakes.

College, 4 & 7:30 p.m. Free. Info,

College, Hanover, N . H . , 11 a.m. Free.

Dakin Farm, 100 Dorset St., S.

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TRI-STATE W R I T I N G : Mary Emma Allen, author of Writing in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, shares publishing tips at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

C R O S S - C O U N T R Y SKI: Test the

H O M E BUYER FAIR: Affordable

trails around the Craftsbury Nordic Ski

properties — and creative financing —

rear parking lot, Montpelier High

Housing Finance Agency. Hampton

School, 8:30 a.m. $11. Info, 4 7 9 -

Inn, Colchester, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free.

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Action, Burlington College, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Appointments, 8 6 3 - 6 2 4 8 . BIG W I L D R O A D S H O W ' : A multimedia presentation featuring slides, video and live guitar music focuses on devastation of current logging practices on public land in the Northern Rockies. Billings Student Center, U V M , Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-9338. BATTERED W O M E N ' S SUPPORT G R O U P : W o m e n Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info,

JOSE G R E C O F L A M E N C O D A N C E : Like father, like son. Flamenco tradition lives on in this flamboyant troupe of dancers, vocalists and musicians and its mixture of traditional and modern Spanish dance. See' to do" list this issue. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-24. Info, 2299408. ' C E L E B R A T I O N FOR C H I L D R E N ' : Local dancers from the Vermont Conservatory of Ballet perform excerpts from Swan Lake,

7:30 a.m. - noon. $4.75. Info,

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dance IRISH D A N C I N G : Kick up your heels in a traditional "ceili" with Vermont musicians and dancers. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 2 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-1044.

High School, 1:30 p.m. $2. Info, 6603669. CAMEL'S H U M P HIKE: Be prepared for a five-mile trek in variable snow conditions. Meet in rear parking lot, Montpelier High School, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-0918.

kids STORYTELLING SHOWCASE: See March 14. Students from Hinesburg Elementary School read today. 'FROG A N D TOAD': The theatrical adaptation of the book by Arnold Lobel demonstrates the importance of friendship betwee 1 amphibians and humans. Flynn The.itr?, Burlington, 2 p.m. $9.50-13.50. Info, 863-5966. SUGAR O N SNOW: Come out for a maple sugar fix and other wholesome family fun. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3068.

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drama 'LITTLE W O M E N ' : See March 12, 2 p.m. 'GODSPELL': See March 12, 2 p.m. A U D I T I O N S : See March 14. 'MY D I N N E R W I T H ANDRE': Lost Nation Theater explores the dramatic art of conversation while you eat your own dinner. Bellini's Restaurant, Montpelier, Dinner begins at 6 p.m. $30. Info, 229-0492. .

film 'WINGS OF DESIRE': Two angels eavesdrop on the citizens of contemporary Berlin in this German film reminiscent of It's a Wonderful Life. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7 p.m. $2-6. Info, 6521103.

BELVTDERE M O U N T A I N HIKE: Bring snowshoes, lunch and water on a circular hike with views of Camel s Hump and Jay Peak. Meet at U V M parking lot, Burlington, 8 a.m. Call for location, 863-2433. H O O P S CHALLENGE: Senior boy and girl basketball players from Chittenden County square off to benefit the Howard Center for Human Services. A simultaneous rowing competition maintains the cash flow. Essex

V E R M O N T FLOWER SHOW: See March 13. SUGAR O N S N O W PARTY: See March 14. LASAGNA TAKE-OUT: Your quick fix for dinner benefits the Trinity United Methodist Church, Montpelier, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $3. Info, 229-9158. E Q U I N O X RITUAL: Bring food and a cushion to this pagan potluck on the last full moon night before the vernal equinox. Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl St., Burlington, 6 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-9689. VEGETARIAN P O T L U C K Get a lesson in nutrition while you feast on donated veggie creations. ToDo Institute, Monkton, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-4440.

MONDAY

drama COMEDY PERFORMANCE: Disabled comedian Henry Holden, who is also an actor, athlete and activist, mixes humor and humanity in a routine titled, "God Walks on Crutches." McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5851.

film 'IN A YEAR OF THIRTEEN MOONS': A sex change operation is at the heart of this dark film by German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.

words BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Leanne Leahy leads a discussion of the Savannah-based bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

art PEASE GRAIN DEDICATION: The new sculpture piece on the site of the Pease Grain "wall" gets official recognition by Mayor Peter Clavelle and visiting arts enthusaist John Villani. Burlington Waterfront, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. 'CALL OF IRELAND': Jack Coughlin shares his author etchings in a lecture on literature as it affects Irish artists of all varieties. Recital Hall, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-1044. ART LECTURE: Bring your brownbag lunch to a gallery talk about "sense-sational" artist Charles Burchfield. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, noon. Free. Info, 775-0356.

sport music O P E N REHEARSAL: Women compare notes at a harmonious rehearsal of the Champlain Echoes. S. Burlington,

and other cute characters through stories, games and hands-on activities. S. Burlington Library, 3:30 p.m. Free. Register, 652-7080.

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etc 'SMALL CITIES A N D CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT': The author of The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America, John Villani shares his public art perspective on downtown development and cultural tourism. See "to do" list this issue. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 8:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. MEET J O H N VILLANI: The author of The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America chats about cultural concerns at Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 8657166. ' T H E LIMERICK LAD': The founding of St. Michael's College is the subject of this Irish-influenced lecture by Father Joseph McLaughlin. Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Donations. Info, 660-1044. 'DEVELOPING YOUR I N N E R RESOURCES': Alice Outwater shows the way to a more positive life vision. Burgess Assembly, Medical Center Campus, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2278. GREEN M O U N T A I N H O U R S : Capitol capital. Learn about an alternative currency based on barter. Horn of the Moon Cafe, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2895. BATTERED W O M E N ' S S U P P O R T GROUPS: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. Also, the Shelter Committee facilitates a meeting in Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0855. TEEN HEALTH CLINIC: Teens get information, supplies, screening and treatment for sexually related problems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington, 3:30-6 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free. Info, 863-6326. E M O T I O N S A N O N Y M O U S : People with emotional problems meet at the O'Brien Center, S. Burlington, 7:30 ~ p.m. Donations. Info, 660-9036.

music ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRAT I O N : Two world-renowned Irish performing groups combine Celtic forces: the five members of Solas bring a youthfiil exuberance to Irish traditional music with first-string fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill. See "to do" list this issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $13-24. Info, 863-5966.

words F I C T I O N READING: Author Susan Thames, who co-edited The Breast: An Anthology, reads from her work in the Farrell Room, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. W O M E N ' S LIVES B O O K G R O U P : Larissa Vigue leads a discussion of Turtle Moon, by Alice Hoffman, about a Florida town lull of divorced N e w Yorkers. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. WRITERS' GROUP: Writers work with words at Dubie's Cafe, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9257.

art 'AFTER EDEN': Emmie Donadio and Suzanne Bocanegra discuss a current exhibit devoted to "one of the enduring dreams of all civilizations." Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

'FUN RUN': A two-mile run for the great St. Patrick gets you pumped for the big party tonight. Edmunds School, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $6. Info, 865-7247.

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etc ARTS ADVOCACY DAY: Junk percussionist Donald Knaack starts the day off with a bang, at 12:45 p.m. on the State House steps. A media roundtable discussion follows at 2 p.m. in the Victorian Room of the Vermont Historical Society. The award ceremony and legislative reception is in the Cedar Creek Room, State House, Montpelier, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 8285422. LIBERTARIAN DISCUSSION GROUP: Acts to grind? The new education funding law and other hot topics gets discussed by libertarians. Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington,

7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-9512. DISABILITIES LECTURE: Disabled comedian Henry Holderi offers an illustrated lecture on how the media misrepresents people who are "differently abled." Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House, Middlebury College, 4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5851. FREE LEGAL CLINIC: Attorney Sandy Baird offers free legal advice to women with questions about family law, housing difficulties and welfare problems. Room 14, Burlington City Hall, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200, HEALTH O N T H E INTERNET: A nurse-navigatrix teaches beginners how to access the Internet for health information. Adams Basement, Medical Center Campus, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Register, 865-2278. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MEETING: Mourning a loved one? Get practical tips for surviving from others who understand. Adult Day Center, Visiting Nurses Association, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1900. BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: Meet in Barre, 10:30 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 223-0855.

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concert features works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy and Vaughan Williams. State House, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

drama 'OH, VICTORIA': See March 13, Rowan Court Dining Room, Barre, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 476-4166. 'LADY FROM T H E SEA': This Henrik Ibsen play examines the complexities of marriage, with special focus on the wife. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535.

words RHOMBUS POETRY SERIES: See March 11. FICTION READING: See March 17. Susan Thames reads from her first novel, I'll Be Home Tonight. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. READING NIGHT: The Vermont Chapter of the National Writers Union hosts an evening of local literature. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4795. CANADIAN LITERATURE SERIES: Merilyn Burrington leads a discussion of The Journals of Susanna Moodie, by bestselling author Margaret Atwood. Jericho Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4686. MYSTERY BOOK GROUP: Thriller types meet to discuss Chutes and Adders, about a pet shop owner framed for murder. Barnes & Noble Book-

the smallest city in Vermont. 'YOUR N E W BABY': Get an overview of infant care, and normal baby behavior, in Burgess Assembly, Medical Center Campus, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2278. BERNICE SANDLER LECTURE: The editor of About Women on Campus gives a talk on gender equity in education. Farrell Room, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. MENOPAUSE LECTURE: Fashion maven Nan Patrick offers tips on how to look and feel your best — before, during and after menopause. Mann Hall Auditorium, Trinity College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2278.

store, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'VERMONT WRITERS': Open Season, by mystery writer Archer Mayor, stimulates a group discussion on the "character" of Vermont. Morristown Elementary School, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2616. 'A W I N D O W T O CHINA': Peter Burns puts the focus on family in a group discussion of Legacies, by Bette Bao Lord. Stowe Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-6145.

kids PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See March 11. STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537. STORYTIME: Three- to six-year-olds hear tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Babies and toddlers listen up from 11 to 11:25 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. TOGETHER-READ: Parents and children bridge the gap by discussing the book, I am the Ice Worm. S. Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.

W H A T IS SOCIAL ECOLOGY?' Get an intro to an interdisciplinary field, from a philosophical and "actionoriented" perspective. Institute for Social Ecology, Maple Hill, Plainfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8493.

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CRANK CALL

Continued from page 6 take a genius to see that by lashing everybody to the mast of financial speculation we'll all go down with the ship when it sinks. Right this minute, while you're munching your scone and dreaming about that Land Rover, the United States government is moving heaven and earth to divest itself of its role as protector of its citizens in favor of "global forces" that have made the top tier rich. Really rich — rich in ways our ancestors never dreamed of, and from which you yourself will benefit only by buying into it, completely, permanently, finally and forever. The trouble is, there's nothing final or forever about money, or the economic systems that shovel it around.

You'll learn this if you allow the Republicans to dismantle Social Security and toss your birthright into the stock market. You'll learn it when you discover — as you will — that the lack of a national health care system in America affects you, too, and that not even money can buy you the care

around, I'll be keeping my money in a sock under the bed. (7)

I've had some lively and provocative responses to my invitation to women to write me about their heroes — or heroines, if they prefer. I'd like more. I want to hear from women themselves what other women inspire them — famous or not, historical or otherwise. Next time, while tabulating the results, I'm also going to explain Madonna for everybody, since my inclusion of the Goddess of Pop on my own list of contemporary women heroes appears to have hit a sour nerve. Silly girls! Mother knows what's best for you, after all.

Money may not buy happiness, as someone once said, but it makes unhappiness an awful lot easier to bear.

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1871, which claimed her seamstress business along with most of the city. It was there, wandering around in the aftermath of the fire, that she literally stumbled upon a labor union meeting. From that point . on, Jones' work in the cause of labor rights is legendary. The first civilian ever to receive a military court-martial during a time of peace — for fomenting labor unrest in

Veronica Lopez-Schultz as Mother Jones boarding a bus, or suddenly shoved out of the way of some sale item in a grocery store, then you know her true nature. To call her tenacious is like calling a Humvee a car. It's not an egregious stretch of historical fact to say that Mary, a.k.a. "Mother," Jones was the granny of all tenacious grannies, as Veronica LopezSchultz reminds us in her o p ^ woman show, The Most Dangerous Woman. Produced by Champlain Arts Theatre Company and directed by Mark Nash, the play chronicles the life and times of the feisty Irish immigrant credited with exposing the horrors of American industrial labor practices — particularly those involving women and children - in the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century. And yes, that's where the magazine got its name — its staff was consulted in the production of this play. Born in 1830 by her own account — a year refuted by some historians —Jones immigrated at a young age to Canada, where she lived until moving to Memphis, Tennessee, at around the time of the Civil War. In Memphis she married iron worker and union organizer George Jones, eventually losing him and their children to a yellow fever outbreak after the war. Mother Jones later fell victim to the Chicago fire of The Most Woman, about with

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Jones was,, though, one might expect a portrayal with more vitriol and volume than LopezSchultz projects. Yes, she can hit the Aunt Bea high notes when expressing outrage, and she can rant with the cool reserve of a shotgun. But ultimately it's the words themselves — their delivery and the stories they tell — that carry the moment. Lopez-Schultz employs a full repertoire of rhetorical techniques to meet her objectives: from shaming reluctant strikers as a "bunch of whiny sissyboys" to simply staring her audience down after describing some horrific act of subjugation, as if to say, "So what are you going to do about it?" In light of her involvement in the cause of local theater, Lopez-Schultz' Mother Jones look is not exactly out of character. A veteran actor, director and acting teacher specializing in dialects, she is the artistic director of CAT Co. and a founding member of the Vermont Association of Theaters and Theater Artists. Those labors notwithstanding, Lopez-Schultz faces her greatest task in the two-act Most Dangerous Woman, her first solo performance. The role "puts everything to a test — everything, physically, mentally, personally, emotionally," she says. "It demands an incredible amount of stamina, endurance, focus and connectedness in being in the moment for two hours straight." While Lopez-Schultz accidentally stumbled upon the script — written by retired TV exec Ted Eiland of Coco Beach, Florida — her own parallels with Jones' life helped in developing the character. A protester of the Vietnam War as a college student in her native Texas, she wore an armband during commencement exercises to show her support for striking agricultural workers. Now that youthful idealism has coalesced, she says, into a way of life that recognizes "it's worse not to say something" when confronting obstacles. In its fundamental message about one woman effecting change — "going up against the big guys," as Lopez-Schultz puts it — the play offers an engaging, entertaining corrective to national complacency. "We're so used to what we've got right now," she says, "we don't realize what it took to get here." Director Nash concurs, reminding us that while The Most Dangerous Woman is a historical piece, unfair labor practices still take place today — perhaps to a greater extent than we know. "This play," he says, "is one more wake-up call." (7)

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THE HELEN DAY ART CENTER IS PLANNING a bus trip to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to see "A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum," featuring more than 250 works from one of the richest collections in Europe, as well as "Images of Fashion" from the 16th century to present. Reservations required for the April 8 trip, which includes transportation, dining and museum admission. Info, call 253-8358.

OPENINGS S T I L L LIFE paintings by Sam Thurston and " IC E STORM ' 98" photographs by Gordon Miller. McAuley Arts Ctr., Trinity College, Burlington, 658-0337. Reception March 11, 6-7:30 p.m. AFTER EDEN: Garden Varieties in Contemporary Art, a group show in mixed media featuring images of the garden. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5794. Reception March 14, 811 p.m., with music by ViperHouse. — a FOUNDATIONS, a waterfront outdoor sculpture by Andrew Arp and Rivkah Medow. Pease Grain Wall, Lake and College Streets, Burlington, 865-7166. Dedication ceremony March 16, 11 a.m. THIRTEEN I R I S H WRITERS, etching portraits by Jack Coughlin, in conjunction with Irish Heritage Festival. McCarthy Arts Ctr., St. Michael's College, Colchester, 6542535. Lecture, "Call of Ireland: Thirteen Irish Authors Seen Through Etchings by Irish-American Artist, Jack Coughlin," and reception March 16, 7:30 p.m.

ONGOING

WORK Wheelock's use of common, throw-away office supplies for materials, and the artless repetition in the actual execution of the works, indicates he may be interested in depicting what minimalist composer John Cage termed as being "busy as a bee with nothing to do." T h e massive shredding of computer printer paper — which "snowed" from the ceiling during the reception last Friday — is a case in point. O f course, the children joyously playing in the "snow" cared not a whit for conceptualism. O n the other hand, there is grace and beauty in Wheelock's work; he does not only work with non-archival papers and fugitive inks in his processes, as the traditional etchings, pulled by master printmaker Jim Stroud, reveal. There is something precious about the images that suggests Wheelock is not completely driven by concept. The 16 etchings of " Q u a n t u m Gray" arefieldso f texture revealed in complexity of line. Wheelock begins by showing a print from a blank plate that focuses on imperfections in the process, and adds layers of line to ultimately .present works that are as rich as woven wool. Alone the individual works would be difficult to grasp, but each is given context by the totality of the

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is a shimmering wall. This is also the case with the 24 variations of Pantone marker black that make up "E.E.G. By Hand." Here Wheelock seems to be focusing on his own state of mind, as well as the imperfect nature of the black inks used for layering the languid ribbons of ascending value — from rich darks to weakening, depleted paths of ink at the top of each page. Wheelock has stated that in the character of each line "you could probably tell when I was anxious or when I'd had a cup of coffee and my hands were shaking." Each piece is also titled by the name of the black marker he used. But subtle hues of red, blue, green and brown reveal themselves to remind us of another century-old idea — that the color black is as nonexistent in the natural world as is absolute symmetry. In short, Wheelock does a clever, and credible, job of deconstructing Impressionism. So, which camefirst,t h e image or the concept? Given that the concepts themselves are not really new, what Wheelock puts on the walls of Exquisite Corpse is a lot more interesting. "Take

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China 46 Actress Barkin 48 Like Father William 40 Tamblyn of -West Side Story" 50 Hide 51 "Fifth Business" novelist 53 Obstacle 54 Ending for host 55 Fresh crew 56 Like Falstaff 57 Dull finish 58 Hardened 60 Hagar's dog 61 Was a total failure 62 Racer Irvan 63 Daft 64 Bristles 65 "The Empire Strikes Back' is one 67 Shocking colors 68 Free at last? 71 Dodge 72 Ice-cream nut 73 More stark 74 Actress Charlotte 75 Ballet movement 76 Ravel opus

77 City on the Oka 76 Ancient Elam's capital 70 Sign of nervousness 80 Raise 81 Courted 83 Applaud 84 Approach for a date 86 Former South African premier 87 Shifty— (vacillate) 88 Years on end 80 Proofreader's notation 00 Goal 01 Song for Barnacle Bill? 06 Song for BroomHilda? 103 — blanche 104 Verdi heroine 105 —barrel (hamstrung) 106 Omniumgatherum 107 Torch's crime 108 Boom 100 More singular 110 Cavil 111 Goatee 112 Final, in

school 113 Nine: comb, form 114 Patella locale DOWN 1 Thick slice 2 Places 3 Actor Vldov of "Wild Orchid" 4 Small songbirds 5 Forward 6 You can spare these 7 He was first 8 Actress Rowlands 0 Oklahomans 10 Wanted poster Incentive 11 Papal cape 12 Pepper grinder 13 Grigs 14 Footstool 15 Cast ashore 16 Psychoanalyst Erikson 17 Plebeian: Brit. abbr. 18 Footfall 28 Bireme

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endearment 72 Meter man? 73 Wellington, for one 76 Conductor Walter 78 Symbol of Eire 80 One of a pair 82 Grew too large for 83 Cartoonist Young 85 Zone 86 Bonnie Prince Charlie, for one 87 Bogart film of '43 89 Fizzy drinks 91 Strikebreaker 92 BibOcal weed 93 Bear in the air? 94 Democratic Donkey creator 05 "Ouch!" 07 Pavlov or Lendl 08 Mackerel gull 99 Algonquian 100 Pianist Feinberg 101 Prometheus stole it 102 Drink too much

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THE BIG LEB0WSKI***

ancillary storylines, all lead pretty much nowhere, and really only serve as

If you've ever wondered what might have become of Jeff Spicoli,

excuses for introducing offbeat, unsavory new characters. Steve

the surfer dude immortalized by Sean Penn in Fast Times at

Buscemi appears to be there only because somebody promised him a job; his character is, literally, dispos-

Ridgemont High, the new film from Joel and Ethan Coen may be of interest to you. Its central character ACROSS 1 Like molasses 5 Boasts 10 "Picket Fences" setting 14 Portents 10 "Damn Yankees" vamp 20 Cowboy competition 21 Lake in HOMES 22 Card of fortune 23 Box-elder inus ersey hamlet 25 Frost's "Mending —" 26 Threefold 27 Song for Springsteen? 20 Song for Nervous Nellie? 31 — Palmas 32 Rochester's beloved 34 Latin I verb 35 Where 13 is a dozen 38 Lute of India 40 Spanish nobleman 44 Mideast VIPs 45 Island off

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— "The Dude" — is played by Jeff Bridges as a middle-aged version of Spicoli, sort of a surfer gone to seed. N o t surprisingly, it's an entertaining performance. O n the other hand, if you've never wondered what ever became of Jeff Spicoli, or perhaps never found the character that funny in the first place, there is little chance that the Coen brothers' latest will interest you at all. The Big Lebowski marks a return to a Raising Arizona-style comedy for the fraternal filmmakers. Bridges is drawn into a befuddled matrix of kidnapping, extortion and aggravated urination (a goon attempts to intimidate The Dude by peeing on his rug), due to the fact that he shares the name of a wealthy L.A. businessman whose wife apparently has been abducted. The more he tries to dig his way out of the mix-

able. The hilarious promise of John Turturro's lavender-jumpsuit-clad Hispanic bowler is squandered. Even the bowling motif itself, central to the picture's marketing, turns out to be all but superfluous — just another scrap of goofy, downscale Americana thrown in for easy laughs. Think about it: These two guys are the cream of Hollywood's visionary brainiac crop. Is it really in the national interest for them to waste their time on routine, run-of-themill jokes about Valley airheads, volatile Vietnam vets or the comic possibilities of bowling? Come on — this is tired stuff. The Big Lebowski is certainly good for a few laughs and, on the surface, has the look and feel of a trademark Coen brothers romp. O n closer inspection, however, the film

up, the deeper he finds himself in it,

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thanks in large part to the shellshocked advice he gets continually from his best friend, a hairtrigger

newfound cachet in Hollywood, along with an expanded mass appeal; it's understandable they'd

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Goodman. As was not the case with Raising Arizona, though, the misadventures which ensue are substan-

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THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK You may think Leonardo DiCaprio was robbed by the Academy, but don't shed too many tears for this young actor. He'll probably find consolation in the 5 percent he's taking home of Titanic"s net profits. Not to mention the business his new film will likely do thanks to his suddenly sizzling box office cachet. Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons join him for this update of the Alexandre Dumas classic about a prisoner in the Bastille who's rescued by the three musketeers. Randall Wallace directs. THE SWEET HEREAFTER Atom Egoyan is up for a Best Director Oscar for his widely praised adaptation of the 1991 Russell Banks novel about a lawyer who travels to a small town to initiate a lawsuit after a bus full of children crashes into a lake. Ian Holm, Sarah Polley and Bruce Greenwood star. DANGEROUS BEAUTY Bravehearfs Catherine McCormack stars here as a 16th-century Venetian prostitute who composes poetry in her spare time. Rufus Sewell and Jacqueline Bisset costar. From "Thirtysomething" co-creator Marshall Herskovitz.

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T H E P E A C E M A K E R * * * Nicole Kidman and George Clooney try to stop a terrorist from nuking New York in this box-office bomb from Steven Spielberg's new studio.

EVE'S BAYOU*** Samuel Jackson produced and stars in writerdirector Kasi Lemmon's overrated film about a 10-year-old Louisiana girl coming to grips with troublesome family secrets. Jurnee Smollett stars.

*****

NR = not reviewed

DARK CITY** The latest from

F L U B B E R ( N R ) Robin Williams

Australian director Alex {The Crow)

stars in the John Hughes-scriptcd

Proyas is a gloomy little Fruit Loop of

update of 1961 s The Absent-Minded

an acid trip that's so confusing it makes

Professor. Les Mayfield directs. Marcia

the average tax code look easy to follow.

Gay Harden and Christopher

Not to mention exciting by compari-

McDonald co-star.

son. Rufus Sewell stars as a murder sus-

JACKIE BROWN**** Based on

pect robbed of his memory by alien

Elmore Leonards Rum Punch, director

space-cadavers. With Kiefer Sutherland.

Quentin {Pulp Fiction) Tarantino teams

T W I L I G H T ( N R ) Paul Newman

Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson,

plays a detective who comes out of

Pam Grier and Bridget Fonda for a

retirement to handle a case for an old

hilarious game of human chess in

friend in the latest from Kramer vs.

which low-iifes plot against one another

Kramer director Robert Benton. Gene

over a suitcaseful of cash.

Hackman, Susan Sarandon and James

HALF-BAKED (NR) "Saturday

Garner co-star.

Night Live" comic Jim Breuer stars as a

the hoyts cinemas

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Once again we've selected scenes from four wellknown movies and, through the magic of Film Quiz

U . S . M A R S H A L S ( N R ) There's no

stoner bonehead who sells pot in order

Technology, zapped the famous faces of their stars

escaping it: This sequel to The Fugitive

to raise cash for a friend's bail in this

right out of the picture. Your job, as always, is to iden-

looks like a lame rehash with Wesley

Cheech & Chong-derivative comedy.

Snipes filling in for Harrison Ford and

Snoop Doggy Dogg, Willie Nelson and

a plane crash taking the place of the

Janeane Garofalo co-star.

first films spectacular train wreck.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS (NR)

Tommy Lee Jones returns as deputy

Mrs. Robinson herself (Anne Bancroft)

only a single clue-ridden scene apiece to go on.

Samuel Gerard.

plays Miss Havisham in Alfonso

H U S H ( N R ) Gwynerh Paltrowgets

Cuaron's MTV-meets-Masrerpiece

pushed off and run over by the wel-

Theater update of the Dickens classic,

come wagon when Johnathon Schaech

reworked for a modern setting. Ethan

brings her home to meet psycho moift

Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow as the

Jessica Lange in this thriller from direc-

saga's star-crossed lovers are joined by

tor Jonathan Darby.

Hank Azaria and Robert De Niro.

THE WEDDING SINGER***

A M I S T A D ( N R ) Stephen Spielberg's

Easy-to-underestimate Adam Sandler

latest tells the true story of a group of

stan in this romantic comedy set in

Africans who took over a slave ship in

1985 about a nerdy band leader who

1839 and wound up in an American

falls for equally nerdy waitress Drew

court. The film is enbroiled in a legal

Barrymore. Frank Coraci directs.

drama of its own in the wake of plagia-

GOOD WILL HUNTING*** Gus

rism charges. Matthew McConaughey

Van Sant directs the story of yet anoth-

and Anthony Hopkins defend the

er Pbenomrtioti/Powder-svf\e. superge-

mutineers. Hot-shot Hollywood attor-

nius who has trouble fitting into soci-

ney Bert Fields is doing the same for

ety. Robin Williams plays the therapist

the filmmakers.

who finally gets through to him.

M R . M A G O O ( N R ) Oh.good.

AS GOOD AS IT G E T S * * * ' «

Another big-screen version of a classic

Jack Nicholson stars as a romance nov-

boomer cartoon. Leslie Nielsen squints

elist who enters into an unlikely

up a storm as the visually challenged

romance with coffeeshop waitress

chucklehead who, this time around,

Helen Hunt in the comedy-drama from

unwittingly involves himself in a jewel

Terms of Endearment director James L.

heist. With Kelly Lynch and Malcolm

Brooks. Greg Kinnear and Cuba

McDowell.

Gooding Jr. co-star-

F A L L E N ( N R ) Denzel Washington

T I T A N I C ( N R ) Leonardo DiCaprio,

and John Goodman are among the baf-

Kate Winslet, Billy Zane and Kathy

fled in this saga of creepy karma in

Bates are among the big names on

which the lifeforce of an executed

board James Cameron's monumental

maniac keeps popping into the bodies

look at modern history's most famous

of living people.

disaster.

SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (NR)

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL**** Based

Jean-Jacques Annaud directs this sweep-

on a best-seller by crime writer James

ing saga of spiritual triumph concern-

Elroy, Curtis Hansons Tinseltown

ing a real-life Austrian (recently

thriller about big-city greed, corruption

revealed to have also been a real-life

and lives colliding after a gruesome

Nazi) whose personal journey intersects

crime has captured a handful of Oscar

that of the young Dalai Lama. Brad

nods — including Best Picture.

tify the four films anyway, minus their stars and with

Pitt stars.

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Don't forget to watch "The Good, The Bad & The Boffo!" on your local previewguide channel

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DEADLINE: MONDAY • PRIZES: 10 PAIRS OF FREE PASSES PER WEEK PLUS A GIFT CERTIFICATE GOOD FOR $25 WORTH OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FUN AT CARBUR'S SEND ENTRIES TO: FILM QUIZ PO BOX 6 8 , WILLISTON, VT 0 5 4 9 5 FAX: 6 5 8 - 3 9 2 9 BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS. PLEASE ALLOW 4 - 6 WFEKS FOR D F I I V F R Y OF PRI7FS

N I C K E L O D E O N C I N E M A S College Street, Burlington, 8 6 3 - 9 5 1 5 .

FILMS RUN FRIDAY, MARCH 13 THROUGH THURSDAY, MARCH 19

The Sweet Hereafter* 12:10, 2:40, 6:50, 9:30. Dangerous Beauty* 12, 2:30, 6:40, 9:10. The Big Lebowski 1 1 : 3 0 , 2, 4 : 4 0 , 7 : 1 5 , 9 : 5 0 . Twilight 1 1 : 4 0 , 1:45, 4, 7, 9 : 2 0 . Hush 1 1 : 5 0 , 2 : 1 5 , 4 : 3 0 , 7 : 3 0 , 9 : 4 0 . Titanic 11:30, 3 : 3 0 , 7 : 4 0 . All shows daily.

ETHAN ALLEN CINEMAS 4

North Avenue, Burlington, 8 6 3 - 6 0 4 0 .

Flubber 1:15, 3 : 0 5 , 5. Half-Baked 7, 9:20. Seven Years in Tibet 1. Jackie Brown 3:45, 9. Great

T H E SAVOY

Expectations 3:30, 5:35, 7:40, 9:45. Fallen 1:25, 6:35. Amistad 3:40, 8:50. Mr. Magoo 1:35, 7.

LA Confidential 2 (Sat.-Sun.), 6 : 3 0 , 9 (daily).

Main Street, Montpelier, 2 2 9 - 0 5 0 9 .

Matinees Sat., Sun. Evening shows daily.

At the following theaters in our area listings not available at press time. Call for info. CINEMA

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C A P I T O L T H E A T R E 93 State Street, Montpelier, 2 2 9 - 0 3 4 3 .

Shelburne Road, S. Burlington, 8 6 4 - 5 6 1 0

Man in the Iron Mask* 12, 1, 3, 4, 6:30, 7:15, 9:15, 10. Hush 1 2 : 1 5 , 2 : 2 5 , 7 : 2 0 , 9 : 4 5 . US Marshals 1 2 : 3 0 , 3 : 4 5 , 6 : 4 5 , 9 : 4 0 . The Borrowers 4 : 4 0 . The Wedding Singer 1 2 : 1 0 , 2 : 1 5 , 4 : 3 0 , 7 : 1 0 , 9 : 3 5 .

P A R A M O U N T T H E A T R E 2 4 1 North Main Street, Barre, 4 7 9 - 9 6 2 1 .

As Good As It Gets 1 2 : 2 0 , 3 : 4 0 , 6 : 4 0 , 9 : 3 0 . Good Will Hunting 1 2 : 4 0 , 3 : 5 0 , b : 5 0 , 9 : 5 0 . Titanic: 1 1 : 4 5 , 2 : 3 0 , 4 : 1 5 , 7, 8 : 1 5 . All shows daily except where noted.

S T O W E C I N E M A Baggy Knees Shopping Center, Stowe, 2 5 3 - 4 6 7 8 .

M A D R I V E R F L I C K Route 100, Waitsfield, 4 9 6 - 4 2 0 0 . SHOWCASE CINEMAS

5 Williston Road, S. Burlington, 8 6 3 4 4 9 4 .

Man in the Iron Mask* 12:30, 3:25, 6:30, 9:20. Good Will Hunting 1, 3:50, 7, 9:40. US Marshals

M A R Q U I S T H E A T E R Main Street, Middlebury, 3 8 8 - 4 8 4 1 .

1 2 : 4 0 , 3 : 4 0 , 6 : 4 0 , 9 : 2 5 . Dark City 9:35. The Wedding Singer 1:10, 4, 7:10, 9:30. L.A. Confidential 12:50, 3:30, 6 : 5 0 . Evening shows Tues.-Fri. All shows Sat.-Sun. WELDEN THEATER

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you from adding your name and sending along the e-mail message without sending anyone any money? And there are two other big problems: 1) It works only if there are an infinite number of people; and 2) It's totally illegal. The messages almost always claim not to be illegal, but they are. The classic scam message is called Make Money Fast — MMF for short — signed by one Dave Rhodes. MMF has

mail and may arrive at any moment to trash your whole computer. Occasional virus warnings are true, but the vast majority are bogus. Certainly bogus are all warnings that claim your computer can catch a virus just by you reading a piece of e-mail. Quite simply, email doesn't work that way. The most recent bogus virus warnings include those about messages entitled "Good Times" and "Penpal Greetings."

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stuffing them into 10 stamped envelopes to the effortlessness of forwarding an e-mail to 10 friends. All kinds of rumors travel like lightening on the Net. Instead of checking out scams, virus warnings and other messages before forwarding them, people seem to take off their thinking caps and turn up their gullibility. In fact, we recently received the following e-mail, and since it's on the computer, it must be true. Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet! WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Council for Rigid Accuracy in Publishing (CRAP) announced today that many Internet users are becoming infected by a new virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend and dire warning that shows up in their inbox or on their browser. The Gullibility Virus, as it is called, apparently makes people believe and forward copies of silly hoaxes relating to cookie recipes, e-mail viruses, taxes on modems, and get-rich-quick schemes.

The message explains how otherwise normal people were joining self-help groups after losing the ability to disbelieve things they read on the Net. The symptoms of the Gullibility Virus are listed, too: • the willingness to believe improbable stories • the urge to forward multiple copies of such stories to others • lack of desire to take three minutes to check if a story is true This last point is the most important: The Internet itself has lots of sources of information, and you should always check the accuracy of a story before passing it along. Here are the Web addresses of some sites where you can check whether the latest get-richquick scheme or virus scare has any truth to it: • Internet Chain Letters, maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC), at http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIAC ChainLetters.html, lists widespread chain letters and what to do about them (in a word: delete!). * • Computer Virus Myths, at http://kumite.com/myths, lists virus alerts that you should definitely ignore. • Delphi's Urban Legends Page, at http://www.delphi.com/ navnet/legends.html, lists some common legends that circulate the Internet by e-mail. • What's Wrong With Chain Letter Pyramid Schemes?, at http://www.wco.com/-rteeter/ pyramid.html, has the lowdown on pyramid schemes like the one described in Make Money Fast. By the way, did you hear that El Nino is actually an Iraqi conspiracy? Tell everyone you know, preferably by e-mail! Margaret Levine Young is coauthor <?/The Internet For Dummies, fifth edition, which is arriving in bookstores during March, fordan Young teaches and writes about computers and the Internet. You can e-mail them at MJ7Days@gurus. com.

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Classifieds announcements W I N ME!!— M O T O R C Y C L E W I N ME!! New silver 1997 Ducati-Monscer 750, to benefit North County Animal League. Tickets $10 ea. Call 802-888-4303. MC/Visa/check accepted. Drawing 6/21/98.

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SINGLE, SPIRITUAL MAN IN 40s, with impeccable integrity and references looking for house-sitting or cottage-type rental within 20 mins. or so of Burlington. Please phone Don at 878-2374.

apt./fiouse for rent

services BRING COLOR A N D STYLE to your traveling presentations, commercial displays, cultural and sporting events with Ripstyle Banners and Flags! 802-434-3410. Email: ripstyle@together.net. EDITING SERVICES: Editing, copy-editing, proofreading, factchecking. For fast, professional results at reasonable rates. Call 864-6547.

**ODD JOBS** We'll haul, fix, clean, demolish, build or m o v e just about anything. No Job Too Small. Coll Tim or Erich: 985-9811

carpentry/painting REPAIRS, RENOVATIONS, Interior/Exterior, Rental Units, Doors, Windows, Siding, Insured, References, FREE ESTIMATES. Chris Hannah, 865-9813.

financial services CASH: Have you sold property and taken back a mortgage? I'll pay cash for all your remaining payments. (802) 775-2552 x202. FREE CASH GRANTS! College. Scholarships. Business. Medical bills. Never Repay. Toll Free 1-800218-9000 Ext. G-6908.

real estate G O V T FORECLOSED H O M E S from pennies on $1. Delinquent tax, repo's, REO's. Your area. Tollfree, 1-800-218-9000, Ext. H-6908 for current listings.

looking to rent ART S T U D I O SPACE with or without living accommodations wanted to rent near lake in Burlington. Call collect: Clay Forms Studio (413) 232-4349 or email: clayforms@aol.com.

BURLINGTON: Sweet, 1-bdrm. attic apartment in quiet house 2 blocks from downtown. $510/mo. Avail. April 1. Call 864-7518

housemates wanted BURLINGTON: Seeking N S prof./grad female, 30s, to share lovely old house with myself and charming cat. W / D , gas heat, yard. No more pets, please. $300/mo. + 1/2 utils. Refs./dep. Call Carol, 864-0242. BURLINGTON: Female wanted to share 2-bdrm., sunny apt. Great location, near downtown. No smoking or pets. Includes heat, laundry, parking. Avail. 6/1, $350/mo. Must see. 862-1863. BURLINGTON: Available 4 / 1 — 3rd floor, funky apt. Great location, views, sun, parking, hardwood firs. Cool housemate. Cats OK. $425/mo. incl. all. 863-8326 (d), 862-6815 (e).

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housekeeping D O N ' T PLAY "THE MOUSE." Confirmed bachelorettes can use a housekeeper Qvery bit as much as confirmed bachelors can. Call Diane H., housekeeper to the stars. 658-7458.

automotive 1987 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. Many new parts, but needs work. Must work on cars. $300/firm. Call 872-0392, leave message. 1989 VW GULF GL—sun roof, 2 sets of tires, no rust, new clutch, new transmission, 3rd owner, have all paperwork & maint. records. Blue Book value $3,000, asking $2,500. Scott, 862-3030/864-1803.

SEIZED CARS FROM $175. Porsches, Cadillacs, Chevys, BMW's, Corvettes. Also Jeeps, 4WD's. Your area. 1-800-218-9000 Ext. A-6908 for current listings.

PET SITTING: I will take care of your house and love your best friend for you while you're away. Reasonable rates. Call Vanessa, 849-2132.

help wanted BIG HEAVY W O R L D SEEKS rockers for part-time local sponsorship sales. Help make our CDs, the Web site, our catalog and our live concert archives really cook. Generous commissions paid. Call Andrea, 652-9035. CANDLE LOVERS NEEDED. Seeking consultants to represent national brand of candles and decorative items for our Party Plan. No investment. Set your own schedule. Opportunity to earn $20-$30/hr. Call 802-864-5628.

MAKE YOUR O W N WINE! Homebrewed beer and soft drinks, too w/ equipment, recipes, & friendly advice from Vermont Homebrew Supply. 147 E. Allen Street, Winooski. 655-2070. OTTER CREEK BREWING has HOMEBREW SUPPLIES! Ingredients, equipment, kits and more! FREE sampling and tours Sun.-Sat., 10-6 p.m. 85 Exchange St., Middlebury. 1-800-473-0727.

FLOWER AMBASSADOR to deliver our flowers and assist in the cleaning and maintenance of our shop. Excellent driving record, outstanding communication and organizational skills required. Knowledge of Chittenden County, a commitment to exquisite customer service and a team player a must. Vivaldi Flowers, 350 Dorset St., So. Burlington. 863-2300. PARK MANAGERS/YOUTH LEADERS WANTED. The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps is hiring Summer Staff for our Park Crews. We seek highly motivated, well-organized individuals to train and supervise small teams of 17-21-year-olds. Our leaders build cohesive teams and facilitate educational activities while running l o f 9 Vermont State Parks. $400-$480/wk. plus AmeriCorps Educational Award. Positions start April 26. Call (802) 241-3699!

WAITSTAFF: Bar, kitchen help for busy, new, fun restaurant concept. Experienced, up-beat people apply in person only for Lulu's Roadhouse in Cosmos Diner building. 1110 Shelburne Rd., So. Burlington. 9-10:30 a.m./2-5 p.m.

JERICHO: 2 part-time teachers, librarian and cat seek housemate. $250/mo. + utils. N o dogs, please 899-3035.

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DRIVERS WANTED! Excellent income potential. Gash on nightly basis. Full-/part-time positions available. Menus on the Move, 863-0469. If no answer, leave a message.

RETAIL MANAGER: Bright, personable, sales & service experienced store manager. Tempo Furniture. 985-8776.

HINESBURG: Looking for one female to share large, beautiful, 3bdrm. home. Garden, porches, views, wood stoves, professional, fun house. $400/mo +. Call 482-3424.

MIDDLEBURY: 30 YO male and Jack Russell puppy looking for funloving, open-minded prof, male or female to share lovely, furnished home w/ many amenities. Own room, bath and phone. $400/mo + 1/2 heat. Eric, 388-4429.

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WANTED: STAGE MGR. FOR avant-garde production, May 8th at Rhombus Gallery, Burlington. Steam Genie All-Star Revue. N o salary, but great perks. 658-7458. ART BY W O M E N O F / A B O U T environment needed—2D only, unframed welcome. Exhibit at Women in Conservation Conference, May 14-16, at Sterling College. Submit slides/photos w/ return postage: P.O. Box 135, Vergennes, V T 05491. 877-2774.

MULTIFACETED BASSIST W / 34 years of professional & recording exp. (electric & acoustic basses), is seeking other accomplished & sentient musicians. Call 475-2915. BRASS PLAYERS WANTED. Think it's cool that pop music with horns is back? Want to play ska, Squirrel Nut Zippers, '70s brass pop, '60s R&B and originals? Call Craig, 660-8209. A D ASTRA RECORDING. Relax. Record. Get the tracks. Make a demo. Make a record. Quality is high. Rates are low. State of the art equipment and a big deck w/ great views. (802) 872-8583.

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EVER HEAR CARLA SCIAKY when you're listening to NPR? You were probably listening to one of her 2 C D projects she recorded at LITTLE CASTLE STUDIO. She's all the way from Denver. Very kindly referred to our engineering skills as "flawless" in a letter to her producer, Pete Sutherland. Come discover why!! We'd be pleased to have you for a visit, either at your convenience, or perhaps you'd like to come hang out at our next musician's-pot-luck supper from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 5th? Wish you had a great live CD?? We'd also like you to know we're currently setting up a series of live recorded shows here. Tracking time is FREE. You pay only for tape and post production. How can we do that?? Call and ask!! (802) 4535576. littlecastlestudio@yahoo.com 1" 16-track analog locked to ADAT. N O M A D S T U D I O S . Nomada whatcha need—pro multi-track recording, CDs, demos...combining warmth of analog w/ the crispness of digital. $12/hr., live DAT record ing, PA service. Mike, 864-4853.

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massage ECLECTIC ELECTRIC ROCK TRIO seeks experienced, dynamic KEYBOARDIST to complete lineup and provide a broad spectrum of styles, colors & sounds. Montpelier area. 479-5568 or 229-6929. HEY, BANDS: 8MM VIDEO camera for rent, $15/night. Big Heavy World, 373-1824. MAPLE ST. GUITAR REPAIR. Professional repairs, customizing & restorations of all fretted instruments. $$$ paid for broken guitars. Located in Advance Music building, 75 Maple St., Burl. 862-5521. BEFORE YOU SIGN—contact an experienced entertainment lawyer. All forms of legal protection for the creative artist. Sandra Paritz, attorney, 802-426-3950. THE KENNEL REHEARSAL SPACE has one lockout space available March 1. 24 hr. access. Shown by appointment. 660-2880. Rooms by the hour, too!

music instruction BASS LESSONS: Learn technique, basic music theory, how to sightread and get a sound. Call Justin at 652-0730. DRUM LESSONS: Learn to play, not imitate. Emphasis on expressive musicianship. 8 years of prof. exp. Call Gabe Jarrett (Jazz Mandolin Project, Freefall, James Harvey), 863-9257.

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*Colin Campbell Tom Prim

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* Kevin J. Curley

672

335

671

•Rosaire Longe

874

958

•Bill Keogh

so.

658

•Pamela Laroche Ackerson •Michele Hahn Morin

465

481

•Linda Severance Smith

581

Ward Six:

528

Ward Six:

•Gary Hevey

735

Stacy Menzies

425

•David W. Curtis, Jr.

458

•Jack A. O'Brien

412

Ward Seven: TOTAL

Ward One: 545

•Leo Grenon

822

•H. Gilman McCann

674

•Daniel W. Ryan, Sr.

807

Ward Two: •Mary Lou Gross

218

•"Ike" Isley

619

*Carol Ode

•Carl Gross

Ward Six: (two-year seat)

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Ward Sue: (one-year seat)

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QUESTIONS

Ward Four: (two-year seat)

HAVE SEVERAL OLD DRESSES from grandmother in beautiful condition.

MAN WANTED TO WORK IN DYNAMITE FACTORY. Must be willing to travel.

877

NO. 1 - BOND ISSUE FOR TREE PLANTING AUTHORIZED TOTAL

**184

YES 3,216

•Julie Richards

"98

NO. 2 - ADVISORY REFERENDUM CONCERNING REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TQTAL

•Michael Green

•Christine Brassard Kathleen Olwell

"74

609

YES 3,084

518

NO 2,617

TOTAL

NO. I - SHIFT FROM MILITARY SPENDING TOTAL

332

YES 3,638

352

NO 1,977

One:

Diane T. Gottlieb •Leo P. Yandow Ward Two: •Wendy Coe

241

NO. 4 - CHARTER CHANGE CREATION OF CLERK/TREASURER'S OFFICE TOTAL YES 4,089

•George Pfeil

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614

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NO. 5 - CHARTER CHANGE BURLINGTON ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT NATURAL GAS AUTHORITY TOTAL

NO. 11 - CHARTER CHANGE - INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCILORS TOTAL

YES 3,479

YES 2,577

N O 1,907

N O 2,988

NO. 6 - CHARTER CHANGE NOMINATING PETITIONS FOR MAYOR TOTAL

Attest: Jo LaMarche Assistant City Clerk

YES 4,227 N O 1,374

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•Joseph T. Popecki

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632

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543

•Leo L'Esperance

Edward J. Surdek

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Ward Four: (one-year seat)

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•Nina McDonnell

1BURLINGto RICHMOND. Dont the ride alone, let s share the

497

Ward Four:

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Peter Carlough

427

Ward Three:

•Rhonda Kost

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Ward One:

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Ward Seven:

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TOTAL

•June Trono

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INSPECTOR OF ELECTION

•Edmund A. Bemis, Jr.

* Bill Stahl

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318

Ward Two:

* Barbara Perry

dating services

•Coberlin Brownell

237

TOTAL

•Chapin Spencer

Ward Six:

Jim Court

Ward One: RUSSIAN FOLK HEALER: Laura Chkhetiani, a registered Folk Healer, certified under the Ministry of Health in Russia, will be in Charlotte March 16-20 for healing sessions. For appointments and information call Lucy, 425-2991.

297 435

•Richard (Rik) E. Musty

CANDIDATES CITY COUNCILOR

Robert C. Garvey, Jr. •Frederick S. Lane III

1,021

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PISC€S (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): After Galileo acquired the new-fangled device called a telescope, he made radical claims about the solar system. The caretakers of the old guard were pissed. "It is impossible for moons to revolve around Jupiter," they told him. "Therefore there are no such things." They refused even to look through Galileo's tool. Does their arrogance remind you of any modern phenomenon? To me it resembles the attitude many scientists today take towards the mounting proof that UFOs are real. "It's impossible for beings from other star systems to traverse the vast distances between them ami us," they declare, "so why should we even study the evidence?" I bring up these cautionary tales, Pisces, in the hope they'll encourage you to examine growing clues that an "impossible" revolution is underway in your own world.

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BROWN-EYED BEAUTY. DPF, 4 0 s , with passion for living. Intelligent, cultured, classy yet d o w n - t o - e a r t h , loving, s e n s u al, vivacious, artistic & spiritually minded. ISO e d u c a t e d , wise, c o m m u n i c a tive, financially/emotionally s e c u r e , playful, liberal M for LTR. Let's go to t h e Flynn, e a t at ethnic r e s t a u r a n t s , sail, travel, enjoy n a t u r e , s h a r e conversation, listen to music a n d s p e n d quiet, intimate times together. 1335 f AM ABEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT SWPF, 25, who's athletic a n d musical, vivacious and introspective, a m b i t i o u s a n d soulful. I'm s e e k i n g a SWPM, NS, 28-38, who's athletic, attractive, m o t i v a t e d , sensitive a n d expressive. 1344 -EYED GIRL SEEKING 35 YO BROWN-EYED active, intelligent, attractive SWM for fun r o m a n c e . I am 5'4", 130 lbs., very cute and for fun. I love animals, all s p o r t s and o u t d o o r activities. I h a v e a great s e n s e of h u m o r a n d intelligence, BOX O ^ M O O N U G H T . ^ ' ^ ^ ^ tive, healthy, special, ISO SWM, 31-42, beautiful hair, h a n d s o m e , g e n t l e energy. Love folk/rock, alternative, bluegrass. Would love to m e e t musician, s o m e o n e in music industry, or loves music like m e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e music s c e n e with, being o u t d o o r s , full m o o n s . 1351

L O N G - T E R M RELATIONSHIP. N$, 35, interested in a c o m m i t t e d , loving relationship. I e n j o y movies, y o g a , reading, music, children, animals, r e s t a u r a n t s , exploring, socializing a n d having fun. I am g o o d - n a t u r e d , mellow a n d I h a v e M.S. 1319 SWFT43. DO YOU LIKE HIKING PEAKS, kayaking, sailing, biking or s n o w s h o e ing u n c h a r t e d territories? How a b o u t dancing, theater, dining o u t , s u n s e t s & full m o o n s ? Are you intelligent, progressive, h o n e s t , romantic, e n j o y physical c o n n e c t i o n & b e t w e e n 35-45? I'd like to m e e t you. 1331 SWPF ISO SWPM FOR FRIENDSHIP. Interests m u s t include musical t h e a t e r , classic movies a n d w h o l e s o m e fun. No smokers or drinkers, p l e a s e . A £ e n s e of humor is a must! 1332 LUCIOUSrrajRVY SWF, 23, WHO d o e s a killer Betty Boop i m p r e s s i o n (garter included). Loves t h e finer a s p e c t s of all t h i n g s - m e n included. S e e k i n g playful, lavish, sexy m a n , 2 o - 3 o i s h . 1290

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DWPF, 32, 5'4", 115 LBS. NS/ND, athletic, e d u c a t e d , cultured, i n d e p e n d e n t . Enjoys skiing, hiking, s n o w s h o e i n g (more!), quiet e v e n i n g s at h o m e (no TV), reading & my cats. ISO similar for friendship/LTR. 1296 1296 SENSUAL INTELLECTUAL; FORMER NYC w o m a n , literate, well-traveled, great s e n s e of humor, s e e k s e d u c a t e d d a n c e p a r t n e r (over 35) to s h a r e jazz, Latin d a n c e , films with s u b t i t l e s & S o h o . Interest in Eastern Religion a +. 1299 SWPF, 32, SEEKING SPM, 30-40, s h a r e a d v e n t u r e s , t h e arts, friendship and much more... Down-to-earth, pragmatic, sincere, h u m o r o u s , intelligent, i n d e p e n d e n t , o u t d o o r explorer, animal e n t h u s i a s t readily s o u g h t . 1300 ATTRACTiVE~COUNTRYTLUB GIRL, 39, DWF living dual personality. Enjoys skiing, sailing, hunting, camping, Cape Cod and a Harley if you've got one! I can cokl for a m e a t / p o t a t o e s man if you put t h e s e a t down & can shovel my walkway. Can you h a n d l e me? 1303 GET TO KNOW ME. SWF, 28, looking for s o m e o n e to s h a r e warm w e a t h e r activities. Enjoys swimming, volleyball and hiking. Good cook, too! NS and no kids ^ ^NAISSANCE^GA376 NER SflEKS a w a r e , spiritual, fit, NS, idealistic realist on a b u d g e t . R o m a n c e is nice, BUT not t h e main ingredient. I go for deeply d u g g r o u n d , well-turned comp o s t , diligent w e e d i n g , p r u d e n t watering a n d daily prayers. 1316 30, ISO SWM, 27-34, t r e e s , water, yyildljfe, W e e j k J a r m i n g . . reading, crafts, cats, Johnny Cash, Carharts, beer, Beck, whiskey, Volvos, c h a i n s a w s , fire, biting, old stuff, talking, fields, flowers, moonlight, candles, tea a n d rainstorms. For friendship, ^ m a n c e ^ o s s i b l e ^ L T R . 1315 h a v e fun!! Do you know how to work hard, play hard and k e e p a smile all t h e while? Then you and I need to meet! DPF w h o e n j o y s o u t d o o r recreation, g o o d f o o d , a n d goin' Phish'n. Let's get out! 1270

RENA1SSANCEW0MAN.DWF,GREENEYED, dark-haired, Italianate b e a u t y ISO S/D R e n a i s s a n c e m a n , 3o-45ish, to s h a r e music, wine, winter, travel, lang u a g e s , laughter, l a s a g n e , life! Love of d a n c e , p i a n o s & beautiful h a n d s a JIUS. Ciao. 1276 plus, ua

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THERE I S A M A N W H O WTLL SING to me. I am a 33 YO SWF who w a n t s to h e a r all t h e s o n g s you will s h a r e . 1278 G 0 N 2 0 LOVE G O D D E S S , MTV g o o d looks, blue-eyed b l o n d e , hot, hard body, curvy & soft in all t h e right places ISO d e m i - g o d , 30+, for extreme s p o r t s , a d v e n t u r o u s travel. Let's get lost together. 1279 H A N D S O M E M U S I C I A N S ENCOURAGED. R e n a i s s a n c e m e n a d o r e d . Slinky, leggy, articulate, pretty, free-spirited b l o n d e artist, Libra, 4 2 , q u e s t i n g tall, NS, gutsy, irreverent, p r o f e s s i o n a l , humoro u s , emotionally available, h e a d y air or s m o l d e r i n g fire sign. 1282 SEEKING CANCER <OR SCORPIO-SM OR DWM, 40-50, NS/ND, light heart, o p e n mind, active, fit, w h o can live without TV. DWF, 4 6 , 142 lbs., creative, spiritual, s a m e qualities. 128 1283 SVELTE, 6 \ BLONDE ARTIST, 34, (mentally 25), SWF, NS, ND, s e e k s similar in M, 26-39, tall, intelligent, financially s e c u r e , for s p o n t a n e o u s creativity & i n n o c e n t love. S e n s e of humor. 1222

SJF, 4oS, INDEPENDENT, PROFESSIONAL, e n j o y s t h e art and o u t d o o r s . Waiting and looking to m e e t t h e right p e r s o n . 1229 CAT HOUSE WITH A VIEW. ATTRACTIVE, artistic professional w o m a n living in beautiful ski h o u s e with several feline c o m p a n i o n s s e e k s h a n d s o m e , wellm a n n e r e d Tom to s h a r e life, love, cuddles and purrfect t o g e t h e r n e s s . 1230 VERY ATTRACTIVE & FIT SWPF, 32, w h o is confident, loves life a n d laughter, music and Spanish dancing desires a LTR with an intelligent a n d sincere m a n . You must b e an attractive & athletic SWPM, 28-40. 1233 ISO SWM, 24ISH. TEACHES MUSIC plays guitar...someone to write my symphony. Must love t o m b o y cats and w o m e n ' s d o r m s . I n e e d a partner for long car trips. Be my Valentine! 1241 SOCCER PLAY"" " \YER SEEKS YOUNG GUY, 21I 24, w h o is into kick boxing and skiing. • Must love South Park and Cow a n d ; Chicken! Let's have fun! 1238 ; I AM 6'2", BLACK HAIR, GREEN EYES & : all leg. ISO man who will a d o r e m e for : insides, not out. You need to b e gen; tile, but extremely p a s s i o n a t e . 1239 ATHLETIC W O M A N LOOKING FOR A M A N who actually believes h e can c o m p e t e with t h e best. Twenty-four-year-old looking for man b e t w e e n 17-47. 1240 WARM-HEARTED OLD HIPPIE TYPE, 43, all t h e regular stuff and p a s s i o n s for children, flowers, water, b o o k s , dogs... Seeking M, 35-50, who works and plays. 1242 SWF, 34, BIG, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE-EYED professional, NS> e n j o y s music, dancing, socializing and quiet evenings in, s e e k s fun, e m p l o y e d , NS, who knows how to enjoy life. 1249 NSPF, 30S, CREATIVELY C O N S C I O U S , — into Mother Earth and Father Sky, fitn e s s and t h e arts, Looking for likeminded individuals. 1250 ENERGETIC SWFTCOLLEGE S T U D E N T ; — s e e k s SWM, 18-23. I enjoy soccer, X-C skiing and hanging out. We're both active, kind, h o n e s t and have a great s e n s e of humor. 1246 INTELLIGENT, BEAUTIFUL F, 19, LIKES ~ nerdy things like c o m p u t e r s and s c h o o l , but also fun things like music & movies. Seeks, M, 21-^74^0r friaqds h i p / r n w I s T l ^

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intelligent SWPF, 26, NS, new to VT,' s e e k s outgoing, active, brainy prof./grad s t u d e n t , SWM, 26-31, for friendship, fun and mischief. 1252 INTO INTELLECTUALISM A N D ROCK & roll music? PF, late 30's, 5'9", looking for company, friendship. Carpe Diem! 1261 PUSHED professional and take my work seriously. On t h e other hand I love to hike and ski in t h e m o u n t a i n s , d a n c e and s h a r e g o o d conversation and music. SWF, 31, 5 ' i o " , seeking partner, 28-38, who also values this balance. 1257 DWPF, 41, LOYAL, HARD-WORKING, responsible. Interests: contra-dance, volleyball, gardening. NS, a v e r a g e looks, Catholic, kids. You: healthy D/SWM, 40-45, capable, over 5*8", proportionate, Catholic, kids O.K. 1267 portion fHATrIT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT Foucault and p o s t m o d e r n i s m , t h e n continue with Foucault and p o s t m o d ernism. So k e e p up t h e mental maintenance. SWF, 2 0 - s o m e t h i n g , s e m i - s n o b , nice e n o u g h legs, 5'9". 1184 SWPF, 21, MORE BOTTICELLI THAN BAFF, s e e k s kindered spirit to t a k e walks, read and drink wine with. Be my Valentine. 1196 SPF SEEKS ONE-NIGHT STAND (maybe more). Though winter's barely s t a r t e d , this attractive, active, giving a n d brainy 4 0 - s o m e t h i n g F h a s e m e r g e d from hibernation n e e d i n g s o m e c o m p a n y for Valentine's Day (or b e y o n d ) . All offers from intelligent, liberal, r e a s o n a b l y attractive, worldly, cheerful and outgoing (d a n c e r s a n s w e r e d . 1187 h i p : YOUNG, SINGLE MOTHER OF ONE s e e k s 24-31 YO for intelligent conversation, o u t d o o r activities, a positive role model, friendship. 1199

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UNCONVENTIONAL GAL SEEKS unconventional d a t e . Tell m e your plan. SF, 35- 1214 DPF, 40. BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES, slim, attractive, s e e k s man w h o is leftwing, h a s a g o o d s e n s e of humor, e n j o y s reading, dancing, is tall and good-looking. 1203 HONEST, CURIOUS, ACTIVE, CREATIVE, i n d e p e n d e n t a n d sexy. Yeah! SWF, 30, ISO fun a n d friendship with NS, a d v e n t u r o u s , lively explorer w h o is also honest, i n d e p e n d e n t , active, curious and self-aware. 1205 ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC A g o o d man IS hard to find. Are you s w e e t a n d sassy, cut a n d quirky? Let's m e e t . 1206 ELEGANT DWPF, 50'S. 5*6", SHAPELY," classy, attractive, s e e k i n g sincere, hone s t , kind, romantic, intelligent gentleman for quality LTR, possibly marriage. NS, no alcoholics. 1208 EASY TO TALK TO. SWPF, 32, ATHLETIC risk-taking, s l e n d e r a n d pretty, ISO nice, trim, SWPM, 30-40, to s h a r e outd o o r s p o r t s , laughs, g o u r m e t meals, live music r o m a n c e . No w i m p s . 1213 SHALL WE DANCE? ESSENTIAL: YOU'RE fit e n o u g h to d a n c e , tall e n o u g h to d a n c e with me, 25-50, and will d a n c e Preferable: country-style fella w/ s o f t heart and big hat. Desirable: you've read a few g o o d b o o k s . Me? SWPF, 5*6", 135 lbs., a l m o s t . 4 0 , fit, fun to d a n c e w/ a n d really quite diverse! 1221 TO SHARE FRIENDSHIP. Sensitive, quiet F, 30, 5 ' i " , looking for professional, sensitive M, 30-37, with s e n s e of h u m o r to s h a r e experiences with. Enjoy dining, movies and travel. 1072 : ; ; ' I

SWF, 21. I'M SPONTANEOUS, r a m b u n c tious, intelligent & fun. ISO a m b i t i o u s , but relaxed SWM, 21-26, to h a v e ind e p t h conversation with a n d create our own new m e m o r i e s to laugh at. 1074

* CHALLENGE ME. Athletic w o m a n lookI ing for an athletic man with strong [ character m u s c l e s . Flex your humor, J p o s e your h o n e s t y and wear your e a s y > nature. I'm divorced, 46. If you're ; g a m e , r e s p o n d . 1078 : ; ; : ; ; ; : •

20 YO COLLEGE STUDENT ISO s o m e o n e of t h e s a m e a g e & i n t e r e s t s — s p o r t s , theater, music, reading, painting & especially.loBg>talks, into n i g h t „ i o 8 i THE ART OF BROADENING PERSONAL horizons requires s t r o n g will, a bit of charm, e n d u r a n c e , a s e n s e of humor, k n o w l e d g e of t h e cycles of life. Where are you in your journey? 1085 SWF, 25, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO h a s more personality t h a n my Chia pet. An interest in music is cool, t o o , a l t h o u g h , I a m looking for more a b s u r d p a p e r weights, really. 1087 43 YO MOTHER OF ONE SEEKS 35ISH to 45ish man t o s h a r e movies, dining, nature walks and m a y b e sing and d a n c e with. Children are fun. 1089 CARPENTER WANTED. DWF, 51, a u t o n o m o u s , h o n e s t , intelligent, youthful, energetic, attractive, p r o f e s s i o n a l , v a l u e s relationships with my adult-children. ISO a man with similar qualities. Desire to r e n o v a t e a f a r m h o u s e and build a relationship. 1092 DWPF, 40S, EARTH GODDESS, DANCER, b u d d i n g martial artist, excellent cook, creative gardener, loves life's p l e a s u r e s and is ready and willing to s h a r e t h e m . Very h a p p y / s e c u r e . ISO SM, 30-50, NS/ND, for extraordinary times. 1133 SWF, 35, 5'8", BLONDE/BLUE EYES, self-employed, looking for tall, NS, social drinker, 35-40, w h o likes to relax on w e e k e n d s , movies, wine, etc! Call to get more info. Check it out! 1134 A HOPELESS NEOPHYTE SEEKS DIRT TO s h a r e my days, a louse t o s h a r e my nights. 1136 VIVACIOUS, SPUNKY AND DEEP SWF, 22, ISO witty conversationalist, 21-25, w h o d o e s n ' t t a k e himself t o o seriously, if you are optimistic, f u n n y a n d looking for a c h a n g e of p a c e , I'm t h e o n e . 1139 DWPF, 38, NS/ND, 5'4". ENJOYS travelling, m u s e u m s , hiking, c a n o e i n g , skiing, movies, folk & Celtic music, ISO SM with similar i n t e r e s t s in s o u t h e r n Champlain Valley. 1163

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NICE EYES AND SMILE. SWPM, 2 9 , 5*7", 175 lbs., attractive, fit, NS, little bit mild, little bit wild, s e e k i n g intelligent, self-confident, o p i n i o n a t e d w o m a n , 2333, for d a n c i n g , hiking and m a y b e more... 1345 NO COUCH POTATO! Authentic DWM, 4 0 s , marathoner/biker s e e k s w o m a n of s t r o n g c h a r a c t e r / p a s s i o n who values film, humor, travel. Slim, Jewish or kids a plus. 1348 SHORT PEOPLE GOT NOBODY? 5'2", but walking tall. DWM, 41, work hard/play hard, s u p e r Dad. Successful s m . busin e s s . Like trad, jazz, blues, volleyball, skating, XC, microbrews, a n t i q u e s . Progressive, well-balanced, g o o d s e n s e of humor, t h o u g h t f u l . ISO similar, selfa s s u r e d F. 1349 DOMINANT, INTELLECTUAL, ATHLETIC SWM, 40, s e e k s o p i n i o n a t e d , intelligent w o m a n , 20-45, with a secret s u b missive streak. I s e e fully c o n s e n s u a l , but firm, imaginative discipline in an erotic context a s an expression of caring and love. Answer only if you s u b mit from s t r e n g t h , not w e a k n e s s . 1350 DWPM, YOUNG 40S, SENSITIVE, FIT, attractive h o m e s t e a d e r , rural lifestyle, energetic, creative, sincere, h o n e s t . Loves o u t d o o r recreation, exploration, c o m p a n i o n s h i p , intimacy. ISO F, 30-40, attractive, emotionally available, fun, fit, energetic, similarities, friend. 1352 FAIR MAIDEN, 30-40 WITH INTELLIGENCE, looks, character, s o u g h t by well-educated, h a n d s o m e , h u m o r o u s , athletic DWM, 6', 175 lbs., for d a t i n g and p o s s i b l e LTR. Kids OK. 1317 48 YO, WHITE, BLUES SINGER SEEKS w o m a n , a n y race, into truth (spiritual). I live in N.E. Kingdom. LTR-oriented. 1318 SWM, 49. NEW NURSE, ISO ATTRACTIVE, intelligent SF for socializing, possible LTR. I like music, b o o k s , movies, dining o u t a n d am o p e n - m i n d e d . 1322 YOUNG, VERY SUCCESSFUL LAWYERfinancially s e c u r e , l e a r n e d , fit a n d stylish, spirited, g e n e r o u s t o a fault, lover of t h e finer rhings in life, looking for a very attractive, m a t u r e , a c c o m p l i s h e d , s e n s u o u s w o m a n , 24-35, of u n c o m m o n charm 81 talent, with w h o m to explore t h e many i n t e r e s t s of his life a n d conq u e r t h e world t o g e t h e r in a journey of unbridled p l e a s u r e s , p a s s i o n s , a n d intellectual discovery. Don't p a s s up this s o j o u r n of your lifetime! 1324

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WELL-TRAVELED, EASY-GOING, e d u c a t e d , t h i r t y s o m e t h i n g SWIM ISO attractive, athletic SF w/ s e n s e of h u m o r and style for r o m a n c e and possibly LTR. Am just a s c o m f o r t a b l e inside a s welt a s o u t d o o r s . 1235

ROMANCE AWAITS. Flowers; wine; candlelight dinner; Pavarotti; p a s s i o n ; romance; b e c o m e a red-hot lover in my arms. You're slender, tall, athletic, dancer? SW/AF, 20s-/j0ish, h o t . Me? Call & find o u t . 1327

LOVE IS ASKING TO BE LOVED. DWM , 5'9", 145 lbs., youthful 40's, o p e n m i n d e d , s e c u r e , attractive, likes outd o o r s , a d v e n t u r e , romance, night-life, laughing, skiing, t e n n i s a n d s o m e o n e special. 1243

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SPWM, 26, w h o is (or working to be) o p e n - m i n d e d , athletic, h u m o r o u s , i n d e p e n d e n t , emotionally healthy, cultured, self-actualizing, p a s s i o n a t e , attractive, a great cook, caring, gnostic, silly, e x p e r i e n c e d , perceptive, e d u c a t e d a n d available? Well, here I am! I s e e k a w o m a n . 1328 SWPM, 33, ROMANTIC, FIT, ATTRACTIVE a n d very d o w n - t o - e a r t h , e n j o y s biking, weightlifting, skiing, c a m p i n g , traveling, running, country music, dancing, movies, romantic walks, S u n d a y drives. Dog & h o r s e lover. Looking for SWP gal, 25-37, e n j o y s dancing, with similar interests, fun, slim, attractive, NS.

21 YO M, NS/ND, HOPELESS ROMANTIC, looking for intelligent, self-motivated, cheerful F to watch t h e s u n s e t over Lake Champlain. ND/NS. 1248

BECK 'N' CALL Sexy, g o o d - l o o k i n g , extremely healthy, classy, f o c u s e d and c o m m i t t e d . Enjoy w o r k o u t s , running, biking, t e n n i s , stock market, plays, classical music, concerts, nature, exotic cars and coffee. Need e q u i v a l e n t female life partner, 35-45ish. 1330 PROF. MUSICIAN, 40, CURRENTLY embroiled in h o u s e building project, normally h a s time for skiing & skating, s e e k s dark-haired b e a u t y w / Cherokee c h e e k b o n e s w h o loves to laugh w h e n s h e d a n c e s . 1333 YOU'RE THE NEEDLE, I'M THE THREAD. Let's m a k e s o m e t h n g lasting. SWDM, 44, 6', 175 lbs., fit, h a n d s o m e , giving, financially s e c u r e , sensitive, m o n o g a m o u s , with great place, 4 0 ' s a i l b o a t , BMW, Flynn m e m b e r s h i p s e e k s intellig e n t , very pretty, s e n s u a l w o m a n . 1289 MAKE IT COUNT. DSWM, 44, 5'6, ISO NS, light drinker. I'm still waiting by t h e clock in t h e grand stairway for you. Call m e Rose. 1291 DWM, 37, FATHER OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD daughter, ex-writer, e n j o y s XC, s n o w s h o e i n g , hiking, b o o k s , drawing, music, movies. ISO F, 30S-40S, with similar interests, s e n s e of humor. Central VT. 1292 AWESOME UNINHIBITANCE. Goodn a t u r e d , heart-felt, SWM, 35, NS, 6', h u m o r o u s , very giving, hard worker, h o n e s t , uninhibited & f o c u s e s on pleasing a w o m a n (my fetish). You: uninhibited, NS, e n j o y d a n c i n g , laughing, dining. 1312 DANCING PARTNERS WANTED: Four professional M, early t o mid-3os, looking for w o m e n , s a m e a g e range, to meet at Burlington a r e a d a n c e clubs just for o c c a s i o n a l fun e v e n i n g s of dancing. 1295 NEW TO DATING. SWPM, 42, WHO e n j o y s dining, d a n c i n g , movies, b o a t ing, and o u t d o o r s . ISO F with similar interests. Possible LTR. 1297 I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL MALE. DWM, 35, 6 ' 4 " , looking for a funny, tall, attractive w o m a n t h a t loves t h e outd o o r s a n d w h o d o e s n ' t h a v e PMS t h r e e w e e k s o u t of t h e m o n t h , is e a s y going, b e t w e e n 21-34, a n d l ' k e s k ' d s . 1302 LONG OVERDUE. SWM, 42, ISO F FOR c o m p a n i o n s h i p , caring. I like fishing, camping, d i n n e r out, movies, rides a n d t o g e t h e r n e s s . LTR. 1281 WM, 21, LOOKING FOR SATISFYING w o m a n to pay for bad h a b i t s . Goodlooking a n d c o o k s with a big s p o o n . Leaving VT in t w o m o n t h s . This is y o u r chance! 1273 SWPM, 41, 5'6*, 138 LBS., BRN./BRN. Winsome, romantic, h a n d s o m e , secure. Carpenter, dancer, p h o t o g r a p h e r , chef. S e e k s friendship, t r u s t , honesty...with m a t u r e , intelligent, attractive, o u t d o o r type, 30+. S o m e o n e t o read to in front of a fire. 1274 SM, 34, DOWN-TO-EARTH TEACHER/ actor/shy guy ISO F, 2 7 - 3 7 (give or take), for s n o w s h o e i n g , t h e a t r e , rock climbing, a n d The S i m p s o n s . 1284 SWPM, TALL, CLASSY, FIT, GREAT s e n s e of humor, 50's with y o u t h f u l , playful personality & looks, s e e k i n g attractive, fit S/DWF in her 4 0 ' s for a fun, active lifestyle of skiing & s n o w s h o e i n g t o riding a Harley & c u d d l i n g at h o m e . 1285

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25 YO, NS/ND, VAL KILMER LOOK-ALIKE s e e k s attractive and s l e n d e r SWF, 1825, ND/NS, for drinks, movies and dining. Looking for friendship and possible relationship. 1245

SWM, 30, ATHLETIC, ARTICULATE, WITTY p r o f e s s i o n a l s e e k s SWPF, 24-33, w h o likes t o laugh, is fit a n d intellig e n t , a n d w h o k n o w s t h e right wine & p r o p e r fork, b u t prefers o c c a s i o n s w h e r e neither is an issue. 1326

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SWM, 23. ENJOYS CONVERSATION, travel, o u t d o o r s & p e t s . ISO SWF, 21-26, w/ similar interests, but not s e t in s t o n e . No d e m a n d s . Friendship first. 1236 SELF-ABSORBED MALE LOOKING FOR s e l f - a b s o r b e d female to ignore o n e another. 22 YO, intelligent, h a n d s o m e , well-mannered, g o o d - h u m o r e d musician. C h a m e l e o n e s q u e social personality s e e k s s a m e . 1259 LOVERS OF HASHEM. SPIRITUAL, successful, cute NYC songwriter, 39, s e e k s JF living to d o God's work, Torah, yoga, nature. The e y e s are t h e window of t h e soul? 1254 JUST DO IT! SWM, NS, 4 0 , active, fit, energetic, professional, h u m o r o u s , hone s t & romantic, s e e k i n g S/DWF to s h a r e hiking, skiing, ice skating, dancing, dining out, fine wine, h o m e c o o k e d meals & much more. 1255 SWM, 38, DARK-HAIRED, HANDSOME, 6', ISO a kindeed female spirit. Must b e a b l e t o e n j o y s e n s u a l m a s s a g e and sharing of p l e a s u r e s . Let's m a k e Valentine's Day special. 1260 SHORT STORY: 22 YO, MODERATERIGHT, pipe-smoking, beer-loving, cooking, physically fit, imaginative cowboy m e e t s similar, m a t u r e SF, 22-30, for dinner, music (blues or Celtic) more t h a n friendship. 1185 SWPM, 26, ENJOYS MUSIC (all types), movies (good o n e s ) , XC-skiing (still learning), cooking (ditto), ISO an intelligent, attractive SPF to s h a r e t h e a b o v e a n d p o s s i b l e LTR. 1189 M, 21, LOOKING FOR FUN-LOVING F, 1823, for friendship and m a y b e more. Interests: making w o m e n h a p p y and h e i g h t s (inquire a b o u t that). 1186 CRAZY ABOUT INTRIGUE? NUTS fun? Let's get t o g e t h e r and try out a s o n e . DWM from NY, 39, 170 lbs., brown curly and cute 1202

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SEEKING DOG-OBSESSED WOMAN (quality/degree of o b s e s s i o n negotiable!). Qualities s o u g h t (in o n e body/soul!): intelligent, wise, attractive, p r o p o r t i o n a t e , s e n s u a l , confident, centered and c o n s i s t e n t . SWM, 40, for t h e o n e w h o s e e k s s a m e . LTR possible. 1269 SWM, 20, ENJOYS SPORTS, QUIET e v e n i n g s , movies and is funny, s e e k s s u b m i s s i v e , pretty SWF, 18-25, who's into sexy lingurie and erotic adult fun for friendship, p o s s i b l e LTR. 1244 SWPM, 35, EDUCATED, SENSITIVE, Italian/German, Catholic s e e k s enlighte n e d , c o m p a s s o n a t e SWPF, 29-37. Friendship first. 1251

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65 Main St, Burlington 658-3313 I'M NOT A TYPICAL MALE. I'm very into pleasure and lust. Love may c o m e later. Call me. 1191 COWGIRL/FARMGIRL WANTED. DWM, young 40's, 5 ' n " , 165 lbs., NS/ND, h a n d s o m e , fit, energetic, healthy, hardworking, loves country, animals, auctions, o u t d o o r s . ISO attractive, fit, s m a r t , energetic country girl. 1118 ZEN DREAMS. SWM, 6 ' i " , 182 lbs., 38, g o o d eyes, heart, mind, legs & v o c a b u lary; erudite, u n p r e t e n t i o u s , real. ISO F, 2o's-4o's for cerebral stimulation, physical celebration, unbridled excitation, healing relaxation. Let's smile! 1095 HI. I AM ASPM, 28, GOAL-ORIENTED, c o m p a s s i o n a t e , enjoy family activities, o u t d o o r s , dining, traveling. Would like to m e e t a SF to s h a r e d r e a m s & a d v e n t u r e s and w h o is c o m p a s s i o n a t e for interesting d i s c u s s i o n s & more.

1Q94 LAID BACK SWM, 38. 5*8", NS, d e p e n d able, sincere, m o n o g a m o u s , shy, n e e d s attractive lady, music, camping, a n t i q u e s , microbrew, X-C, HD's, more. I'll form simple s e n t e n c e s with t h e s e w o r d s if you like. 1099 LONG & LEAN, HANDSOME WITH GREEN eyes, great h e a d , heart, h u m o r and h u g s . Offers honesty, warmth, intellect, laughter and smiles to a fun-filled, attractive, sincere, s w e e t , nature, outd o o r loving w o m a n , 28-40. Kids optional. 1103 LOVE IS A GOOD THING. SWM, 44. attractive, loyal, sensitive, s e e k i n g s l e n d e r princess who desires p o s s i b l e long-term c o m m i t m e n t . Call s o o n . 1111 PWM, 40S, FATHER OF ONE (daughter), swim, bike, r u n - h a v i n g fun, yet?— blonde/hazel, s e e k i n g active, attractive F, friends first. Burlington/Add. Co. area OK. Mind set important; age/race not. Let's be! 1112 SEEK INDOMITABLE SPIRIT, VULNERABLE heart, mindful clarity a n d enlivening c o u n t e n a n c e . Your remarkable nature unmistakably r e s p o n d s to my yearning. Contact creates p a s s i o n , p e a c e f u l n e s s , p a m p e r i n g . We are not everyday p e o p l e . 35+. 1114

CARPENTER/WRITER, 39. FIT, ATHLETIC, attractive, outgoing. Swimmer, skier, golfer, c h a s t e n e d radical, starry-eyed realist, bureaucratic functionary, errant cog in t h e machinery of m a s s malfeas a n c e , moral philosopher, town g o s s i p , admirer of Jesus, Buddah a n d o t h e r kind p e o p l e . Seeking F for t e a , l a u g h s , p o s s i b l e lifetime a r g u m e n t . 1132

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GWF, 52, ISO GWF, 38-55, LOVES board g a m e s , dancing. Honest. Sincere. Looking for LTR. I'm from Plattsburgh area, but can get out. 1272

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PARTNERS IN AN EQUAL MYSTERY? GWF, 31, ISO GWF, 25-40. Do you like to h a v e fun? I am fun-loving. R e s p o n d to ad and get to know me better. 1227

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GBF, 63, WANTS A FRIEND, LOVER, p a r t n e r - N S / N D , loves w a t c h i n g s p o r t s , positive outlook, very a f f e c t i o n a t e , WNBA/ABL fan. Want s a m e . 1113

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BiF, 22, BLONDE, ATTRACTIVE, articulate, non-conformist s e e k s s a m e for conversation, c o m p a n i o n s h i p and ??? Must h a v e a s e n s e of a d v e n t u r e . I like NIN, dancing, witches, b o n d a g e , y o g a , b o o k s , t a t t o o s . 1093

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SBiF, FEMININE, DESIRES TO FIND s a m e . I'm 5*9", dark hair, blue e y e s , attractive & sexy. Want s o m e o n e erotic who won't mind getting a little w e t . Discretion/disease-free a m u s t . 1117

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LETS WRESTLE. Looking for G/Bi/STR guys into hot wrestling action for fun & body contact. Any a g e or race. Me: 5*7", 140 lbs., in s h a p e , always ready.

SWM, 27, 6*2", VERY ATHLETIC, PREPPY, e d u c a t e d , g o o d dancer, h o p i n g to m e e t pretty SF w h o e n j o y s skiing, t h e great o u t d o o r s , dancing, nights on t h e t o w n . 1122

...BUT THEN THIS DAME COMES UP b e h i n d me, s e e , a n d s a y s , "You and m e could really exist." "Wow, I says..." Papish Cat, 38, crooning for spiritual, physical h o n e y dew. Dew you? 1204

ARE YOU OUT THERE? Slim, petite SF with b e a u t y and s t r e n g t h , w h o prefers living close to trees, paddling still w a t e r s , a d v e n t u r e , travel, g o o d m e a l s , h o m e life. 1129

GWM, 40S, 5'9", 155 LBS., CARING, nurturing, career s e c u r e . Loves traveling, movies, r o m a n c e , Fireplaces, t h e o u t d o o r s . Are you masculine, s e n s i t i v e and looking for friendship/LTR? Take a chance. All r e s p o n s e s a n s w e r e d . 1293

SJM, WRITER/REVIEWER, MEDIA MAVEN, world traveler s e e k s attractive JF, 30's40's, w h o can d i s c u s s topics like " g o o d e g g c r e a m s , " Big Band era, t h e Marx Bros., H a g g a n a h . 1192

DAD, 40S, PART NEO-LUDDITE, PART L.L. Bean p u n k , part Martha Stewart, p a s s i o n a t e l y creative, goofy, s e e k s w o m a n who's a t o m b o y by day, a Hepburn by night for alchemy, h o n e s t y and C a p r a e s q u e hijinks. 1130

DWM, 44, SINGLE PARENT OF TWO b o y s (ages 17 & 19), brown eyes, a u b u r n hair, 197 lbs., 6'2 M . I e n j o y fishing, h u n t i n g , music, movies, d a n c i n g , dining out, q u i e t nights, c a n o e i n g & weight-lifting. 1211

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do so new. GF, 38, RADICAL THINKER, ABSOLUTELY c o m f o r t a b l e being a two-spirit. Diversified i n t e r e s t s — r e a d i n g , hiking, camping, dining out, s o m e political activities. Looking for emotionally m a t u r e w o m a n . Rutland a r e a . 1271

DWM, 42, ND, BLONDE/BLUE, 6', 200 lbs., loves all nature, cooking, animals, kids, boating, camping, fishing, movies, laughter, etc., s e e k s friend and lover for life m a t e . I n e e d my Babyre! 1116

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POSITION OPEN. SINGLE PROPRIETOR in b u s i n e s s 34 years is s e e k i n g partner. Qualifications s h o u l d include outdoor, e n t e r t a i n m e n t and intellectual skills. Ability to work independently, willingn e s s to travel a n d willingness to consider LTR d e s i r e d . Should p o s s e s s very attractive r e s u m e reflecting fitness, humor, a m b i t i o n , honesty, culture, n a t u r e a n d music. 1218

VALENTINES FOREVER. Secure funny, tall NSWP w/ e a s y smile, ISO bright, slim, attractive, NSWP, 2o's-3o's, for fun, relaxation, r o m a n c e , p o s s i b l e LTR. Be mine. 1193

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RUTLAND/LUDLOW AREA BIWM, 50, 6 \ 2 0 0 lbs., clean, discreet, s e e k s o t h e r m e n — s t r a i g h t , Bi, married OK—for adult fun. 1301 NICE ENGLISHMAN LOOKING for t h a t special s o m e o n e . Looks aren't important. Romantic, energetic, 18-40? Could you b e t h a t p e r s o n I'm s a v i n g myself for? Call. S e e you s o o n ! 1304 LETS HEAR IT FOR THE PREMISE: Established, Burlington gay s e e k s t h e e s t e e m of g o o d c o m p a n i o n s h i p . So let's h a v e a howl of a time of it! 1314 GWM, ATTRACTIVE, INSATIABLE, 38, IN s h a p e , 5*7", 160 lbs., ISO LTR with larger t o p m a n . You can enthrall m e if you are attractive, in s h a p e , a g g r e s sive, a t t e n t i v e , f o c u s e d or accomplished. 1294

SWM, 35, 6', 190 LBS. FIT, SEEKS select men for extremely discreet, s a f e sex. I will try anything, but am most interested in being a b o t t o m . You provide t h e place. 1207

SAGITTARIUS, 2o'S, 6', BLONDE/ BROWN, e n j o y s socializing, dancing, travel a n d / o r staying h o m e w r a p p e d in your a r m s . No g a m e s . 1228

PASSIONATE BIWM, 42, 5'io", 185 lbs., clean, discreet with red hair s e e k s o t h e r men for fun in t h e Rutland and Burlington a r e a s . 1215

ECLECTIC BIM, 39, TALL, FIT, professional s e e k s a d v e n t u r e s o m e BiM for discreet, intimate e n c o u n t e r s t o accomm o d a t e wife's visual fantasy! Serious, experienced r e s p o n d e r s only, p l e a s e . Greater Burl, area. 1258

MASCULINE, NATURAL, ATHLETIC, intelligent, h a p p y nature-lover b e t w e e n 2545. That's you. And me. Looking for a real connection, a XC-ski buddy, a s w e a t y wrestler, a dinner friend. 1216 PACIFIST, VEGGIE, DECAF, NONDRINKER, occasional pipe smoker, 27, 6 ' 4 " , 195 lbs., long brown hair/beard, blue eyes, actor, reader, writer, thinker, talker, joker, wishes t o c o m m u n e w/ kindred old soul, 18-30 (Burl.). 1217

F, 20, LIKES HOCKEY & ROLLERBLADING. Favorite movies are t h e Alien series. Only looking for friendship w/ s o m e o n e w h o h a s similar interests. 1262

GWM, 39, 6', 170 LBS., CARING, unders t a n d i n g a n d loving, looking for s o m e o n e , 35-45. for friendship or p o s s i b l e relationship. 1086

CUTE WOMAN WITH SPLIT PERSONALITIES s o u g h t for d r e s s - u p , role playing, sexual a d v e n t u r e s with c u t e M, 23. The deviant only n e e d apply. 1263

GWM, 6'i", 27, 160 LBS., NATURALLY t o n e d , b l o n d e / b l u e , sincere, not into bar s c e n e ! ISO manly type, 27-30s o m e t h i n g ! Social drinker, like working on cars, h o b b i e s , music. No o n e nighters, fats, ferns or alcohol a b u s e r s ! Serious inquires only! 1232 -HANDY" TELEPHONE MAN. CALL ME, let's talk a b o u t t h e first thing t h a t c o m e s up! Maybe meet! 1197

GWM, 38, IN SHAPE, 5'7-, MUSCULAR, 160 lbs., NS, t o p & b o t t o m libido. I a m a goal-oriented, hard-working, o p e n m i n d e d , m a t u r e man ISO s a m e t y p e of qualities for LTR. 1115 2/28. YOU: BOTONIST, BIRTHDAY BOY. Me: lovestruck; b u m m e d t h e e v e n i n g e n d e d a f t e r b a c k g a m m o n . Call to receive rest of B-day p r e s e n t . 1337 ATTRACTIVE WM, TALL, MUSCULAR, h a n d s o m e , d o m i n a n t , ISO s u b m i s s i v e , feminine fantasy w o m a n into light b o n d a g e / s p a n k i n g . Discretion, satisfaction a s s u r e d . Waiting for your call 1280

READY AND WILLING GWM, 30'S, 5*9", good-looking b o t t o m , s e e k i n g males t h a t are butch, masculine and top. Into many a r e a s of fun. Would you like to know w h a t kind of fun? 1109

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mi Aoskiiiq mm GREEN MTN. HOME GROWN: EARLY 20s, pierced, wiry a n d g o o d - l o o k i n g hippie. Dreaming of a s w e e t , sexy boy to s h a r e dark b e e r a n d scruffy kisses u n d e r a wild, wild m o o n . 1142

ERIN-LAST CHANCE, FRI. 2/27: I said, "You h a v e t h e m o s t b e a u t i f u l curly hair..." Wanted to invite you t o c o f f e e / c o n v e r s a t i o n , b u t w a s t o o over-" w h e l m e d by y o u r curls, a n d my shyn e s s . Let's go! 1339 TO JOHN IN SWANTON, from box 1208: You only left t h e a r e a c o d e (VT); no p h o n e n u m b e r ! P l e a s e call again!! 1208 MONTPELIER, STATE ST., Mon. 2/23, n o o n . You w e r e p a s s i n g by in black 4w h e e l drive. You s t u n n e d m e w/ smile 81 left m e s t a n d i n g in t h e s t . w o n d e r ing w h o you w e r e . Let's talk. 1325 FLYNN THEATER, 1/29. You: beautiful, red, long hair, s w e e t smile. I've s e e n you b e h i n d t h e w i n d o w s e v e r a l t i m e s . Me: 28, attractive, available, fit, silly, s e r i o u s , witty. Be s p o n t a n e o u s . Call me. 1313

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^^HBBBBBBBBI SLENDER, SWEET, 49, NS/ND SEEKS athletic, p r o s p e r o u s , e d u c a t e d gentleman, a cut a b o v e t h e ordinary for friendship, c o m p a n i o n s h i p . Box 2 6 1 FOXY, FIFTY-ONE AND FUN! DPF s e e k s c o m p a n i o n of finely a g i n g v i n t a g e t o savor t h e b e a u t y of VT & b e y o n d , through t h e arts, n a t u r e , s h a r i n g intellectual d i s c e r n m e n t & laughter. Box

259 LONELY & ALONE IN A COUPLES WORLD? DWF, 39, looking for WM, 4 0 s , to explore life. Must b e h o n e s t , s e r i o u s & playful, e n j o y children, quiet life, dinner, m o v i e s , walks & s u n s e t s . Box

263 ADULT FEMALE SEEKS GROWN-UP MALE as p a r t n e r in t h e p a l a c e of life. Selfsufficient h o m e s t e a d e r , lefty, activist, performer, artisan, c o o k . What are your joys? Box 2 5 7

MOUNTAIN MAN WITH KIND HEART s o u g h t by plus size n a t u r e lover, 39. The b e a u t y of our s u r r o u n d i n g s m a k e us yearn to s h a r e it with each other. Variety of activities, mutual spoiling a "given." Bright, energetic, attractive, w e could b e s o u l m a t e s ! Ctrl. VT/Burlington a r e a . Correspond? Box 255

DR. LAURA WOULD APPROVE! PCSWF, 33, ISO PCSWM, 30-40; friends first. Likes o u t d o o r s , quiet t i m e s and fun, too! For LTR eventually. Pic/letter, p l e a s e . Box 2 2 6

HARD-OF-HEARING MAN SEEKING g o o d looking WF, 25-30. Must c o m m u n i c a t e through sign l a n g u a g e . 29 YO, g o o d build, good-looking, Belgium d e s c e n t . Looking for c o m p a n i o n s h i p a n d s o m e o n e to s h a r e things w/ & t o spoil. Clean-cut, nice p e r s o n . Box 2 5 3

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FEMALE, 40'S, TENDER-HEARTED, intelligent, darkly h u m o r o u s , ISO male friend(s) for music, movies, conversation, b e i n g indoors, being o u t d o o r s &. reading, laughing or crying o u t l o u d . Children/animals welcome. Box 249 ANYONE FOR BIKING IN IRELAND? Swimming with dolphins? Maybe learning t h e Tango? Reading in bed all day? Open to possibilities. I'm 4 6 and not afraid of children or heights. Box 244

SAILOR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO s h a r e t h e helm. Attractive, evolving, sincere, s h a r p - m i n d e d , financially s e c u r e SWM, 34, 5*10", ISO an indep e n d e n t , slender, attractive w o m a n , 2430, who e n j o y s sailing, windsurfing, skiing, cycling a n d t h o u g h t f u l c o n v e r s a tion. Letter/photo. Box 252

GOOD-LOOKING, FINANCIALLY SECURE, self-employed, h o n e s t SWM, 34, 5* 9", s e e k i n g an i n d e p e n d e n t , inquisitive, confident, physically fit, attractive w o m a n , 25-31, w h o e n j o y s cycling, sailing, skiing, just being o u t s i d e . Box 2 5 8 BUSHY, BEARDED 32 YO, 5-9" (height/weight proportionate), living near t h e Appalachian Trail in Ctrl. ME, s e e k s conscientious F, 25-35ish, for c o r r e s p o n d e n c e a n d more! Box 2 6 0

COULD BE WONDERFUL! Big, beautiful, 100% w o m a n , 39, s e e k i n g 100% man for LTR. We are intelligent, fun, kind & sincere, a n d know t h e value of h o n e s t y & loyalty. Like s o m e o u t d o o r activities...art & music. Ctrl. VT/Burlington area. Write first, rejoice later! Box 245 WITTY, RADIANT DJP, 40, wise when not b e m u s e d , ISO e d u c a t e d , active p h i l o s o p h e r type w/ fast skis/slow h a n d s w h o k n o w s life's simpler t h a n it looks. If you can t a n g o , even better. Box 2 3 7

LETS SEE... THE PLANTS ARE WATERED, all t h e lights are off... O o o p s ! I forgot t o get married! ISO f u n k y Jewess w h o is similarly a b s e n t m i n d e d . Box 2 4 3

SOCIAL EVOLUTIONIST, ACTIVIST, artist—humor, sensuality, a p p r e c i a t i o n of w e a t h e r — s e e k s philosophical intercourse, p o s s i b l e LTR. West Champlain Basin region preferred. Beauty, brains, late thirties perfect! Box 2 4 7

GENEROUS, SINGLE, MIDDLE-AGED executive with no desire for p e r m a n e n t relationship s e e k s attractive, passiona t e playmate, 20-40, for occasional nights of s e n s u a l delight. If you like fine dining, c h a m p a g n e , h o t - t u b s and exotic w e e k e n d trips, let m e p a m p e r you with Swiss chocolates, flowers, p e r f u m e , lingerie a n d a t t e n t i v e n e s s . Box 262

SEVENTEEN POSITIONS, RHYTHM/LEAD vocalist w a n t e d . Ability t o improv a n d go high necessary. Gardener, farmer, crafter, clown, our h e a r t s , lake, river, m o u n t a i n . If you believe, your way is paid, lam. Box 2 4 8 NEO-LUDDITE, SWM, 50 (MONTPELIER/ Northeast Kingdom), s e e k s neo-Luddite F with h a n d - c r a n k e d grain grinder a n d slinky black d r e s s . Box 241

WIWPM, 35, FATHER OF ONE, ENJOYS o u t d o o r s , cooking, tinkering, hanging out & having fun. ISO F, 27-34, NS, similar interests a n d more. Send a n o t e and a picture (not mandatory), p l e a s e . Box 2 5 6

IF YOU LOVE TO LAUGH, ENJOY MOVIES, music, s p o n t a n e i t y , r o m a n c e a n d are a discreet GF, 3 5 - 5 0 , t h i s attractive GF, 33, is i n t e r e s t e d in m e e t i n g you. Friendship, p e r h a p s more. Box 2 5 4

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The AIDS Ride is the most successful AIDS fundraising event ^ in the country. On September 17, 1998, three thousand participants will ride out of Boston. Over the next three days, they will pedal Photo: Paiwei Wet through some of New England's most beautiful countryside before arnving in New York City, where they will celebrate their accomplishment wrth a triumphant Victory Ride and an inspiring Closing Ceremony. Boston DNew York AIDS Ride 4 is one ofTanqueray's American AIDS Rides. In only three years, BostonDNew York AIDS Ride has raised over $20 million for Fenway Community Health Center in Boston the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center; and the Calien-Lorde Community Health Center of New York That's more money, sent more quickly to AIDS charities than any AIDS fundraising event in history Over 9,400 people have participated in BostonONew York AIDS Ride in the last three years and most of them had never done anything like it before. Some didn't even own a bicycle when they registered. Many now describe the event as "life-changing"

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The Ride is not about bicycling. It's about moving beyond your limits. It's about doing something significant about AIDS. Because AIDS is not over. While new drugs are available, they are not effective for some people and not accessible to many others.

That sounds great, but I could never do anything like that. Yes you can. It's a nde, not a race. It is for everyone, not just expenenced cyclists. You nde at your own Dace You can stop whenever you want—take pictures, enjoy the scenery, meet the folks in towns along the way. You'll have a great time. But you will also challenge yourself. The Ride is physically and emotionally demanding. The feet that you are not sure if you can do this means that you should try. Only in doing so can you discover your potential.

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We're here to help you. We want you to succeed. Once you register, we help you every step of the way. There are regular training rides throughout the year to help you get in shape. We'll assist you in fundraising by shanng with you some tried-and-true methods to meet and exceed your pledge commitment We'll teach you how to repair a flat lend advice on purchasing a bike, and provide bike safety and maintenance lessons. The Ride itself is incredibly well supported with hot showers, hot meals, snack and water stops along the route, volunteer massage, chiropractic, and bike tech services, transport for your gear, full medical teams, and even two-person tents! From the moment you register you'll become part of a community of people, who, just like you, are committed to making a difference in the fight against AIDS.

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The money raised by Boston riders will benefit the AIDSrelated services of Fenway Community Health Center Their mission is to provide compassionate and quality health care to the lesbian and gay community of New England, and to the residents of the Fenway neighborhood—regardless of an individual's ability to pay.

What do I have to do to ride? Call us today. We can register you over the phone, or send you a color brochure that explains everything. Especially if your reaction to this ad was, "I could never do that" You can. This is the adventure of a lifetime.

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